Finding a Derm in a Derm Desert...It’s a sad fact: The U.S. is a country where available and easy health care is not guaranteed. Especially when it comes to skin cancer treatment. For some, the issue...reactionscomments
FDA Approves Keytruda for Advanced or Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma...The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for Keytruda (pembrolizumab) as a treatment for advanced or metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma in both adults and children.Merkel cell carcinoma...reactions2comments
Should I be worried?...If you look at my profile pic you'll see that on my eye I have this pearl shaped waxy looking bump. It appeared almost a year ago. I now I...reactions2replies
Recurrence Rates and Risks by Skin Cancer Type...After a diagnosis of skin cancer, a person’s risk of having another skin cancer – called a recurrence – is increased. The risks of recurrence vary by the type of...reactionscomments
Efudex: A Probable Culprit in Mystery Outbreak...When I first got a sore on my lip, I didn’t know what it was, but I was certain that the itching and burning were causing great distress. It got...reactionscomments
Does this look cancerous?...Hi, I hope I’m not using this forum inappropriately but I was wondering if somebody could look at my profile picture and reassure me. I noticed this mark on my...reactions1reply
Starting Conversations: Getting Your Ducks in a Row...Talking about the end of our life can feel taboo, but the fact is we will all be in that stage of life at some point, and having a plan...reactionscomments
Giving the Gift of Your Experience...The holidays are upon us again, and so is the urge to make sure family and friends are suppressing the urge to hate on their pale winter skin. I’ve been...reactionscomments
One Step Forward, Five Steps Back...Today, I’m angry. Typically, I’m an even-keeled person. Usually I have a positive outlook. Today I’m not, and today I don’t. My daughter, who is 20 and loves to go...reactionscomments
SPF, the Military's Best Defense...My wife, Kathy, grew up in a military home. Her dad was a full colonel in the United States Army and was stationed around the world over his career. Kathy...reactionscomments
The Benefits of Physical Rehabilitation of a Person with Cancer, Part II...As written in part I of this article, it was highlighted that studies examining the therapeutic value of exercise of people with various cancers during primary cancer treatment suggest that...reactionscomments
MDs on this website seek to preserve status quo....I am a retired MD with a personal and family history of skin cancer. I have related my success with an extract of goldenseal seal and myrrh along with hyperthermia...reactionsrepliesTreatment
Skin Cancer Anxieties: Loss and Progression...In this series, we discuss causes of anxiety for those facing physical illness and its side effects. Phrases in bold are the words of our community members across various conditions...reactionscomments
skin cancer but no biopsy?...I thought I had a cyst as that is what I had been told in the past & it would go away by itself...it did, but it came back and...reactions4replies
Pregnancy and Melanoma...I remember the first time my wife was pregnant. It was an amazing time for us. We worked on the nursery and chose “Classic Pooh”. We loaded up on Blue’s...reactionscomments
Even the Worst Mohs Surgeries Fade into Memory...Most everyone likes a list. These can be top 10, or top 100. Or they can be “best of” or “worst of,” as in the worst dressed list. You have...reactions2comments
Mohs surgery twice on the lower lip?...I had mohs surgery on my lower lip about 4 years ago. Huge hole cut out and stitched back up. I have been going back to derm to have spots...reactions10replies
My First Cancer Scare - Post NED...I was 19 when I was diagnosed with melanoma. After several surgeries and many, many stitches, I became NED (No evidence of Disease). For a while, I had skin checks...reactions2comments
Multiple BCC...Hi recently diagnosed with BCC successful excision to remove but since have two more both being removed by freezing. Just wondered, is there any sense at all around volumes once...reactions4replies
Changes in Attitudes (and Thinking)...Having skin cancer can change more than a few things in your life. When I was first diagnosed with skin cancer, I didn’t know much about it and I naively...reactionscomments
