Ask the Advocates: How Did You Feel the Day of Your First Diagnosis?...The uncertain part is over, and now you know exactly what needs to be done to eliminate it.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Why Is Self-Care Important and How Can We Practice It?...you may be facing right now!... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Tanning: Reasoning Now, No Regrets Later...If I could do it all over again, knowing what I know now, I would do things a heck By April Pulliam3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Misdiagnosis by rheumatologist creates environment for growth of basal cell carcinoma...I looked like I had been scalped. It has now been four years since and I can now laugh at...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 replies
Sometimes You Feel Like Cryotherapy, Sometimes You Don't...Throw in dozens of precancerous spots and you have the perfect skin cancer storm.... By April Pulliam2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
5 Things You NEED to Know about SRT...If you notice changes in mental functions, it is important to see a doctor, as there may be an... By Rachel Ward, RT(T)3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Not My Daughter's Skin Cancer...This could have gone much differently for her. You see, at her age, I was worshipping the sun and was... By April Pulliam4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
What if You’re Not Happy with Your Post-Skin Cancer Surgery Look?...Looking back, if I knew then what I know now, I’d have encouraged her to talk to a different... By Kim Hill2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
No More Living Scared: My Skin Cancer Manifesto...When I say “exhausting,” I mean it will suck the very life from your body and leave you physically weak, mentally spent, and... By April Pulliam2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Nose Bandaging is Not my Speciality...When it was over, I asked what the surgeon thought of the scar on my nose. It didn’t bother me... By Ronni Gordon3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Community Member Spotlight: Meet Dee Giordano...I see my dermatologist now every 3 months for a checkup. My life has changed so much.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
A Skin Cancer Too Large to be Seen...I now ask if they would like to see what the treatment area will look like.... By Rachel Ward, RT(T)3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Why Worrying At a Spot is Not Helpful...The pulling dislodges it somewhat. I vow to leave it alone. But then my hand goes up into my... By Ronni Gordon3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
I Love You. Don't Tan....Here goes: Hey, you know how I had that skin cancer removed? Well, I would really like to not see... By April Pulliam3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
It's Always the Quiet Ones, Isn't It?...I heard her remark, “These women who come in the salon--you should see their skin. It looks like leather. It’s awful.”... By April Pulliam2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
How to Deal with Questions about Your Efudex Treatment...But I have to go through this now because I used to tan and get sunburned regularly.... By April Pulliam2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments14 comments
Talking With Your Children...Don’t get frustrated when your teen makes decisions that you don’t like. It is not automatically a reflection on you... By Scott Matheny2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Bowl Cuts and Mole Checks...And now, it seems that it may actually save your life.... By Scott Matheny3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Should You See an Oncologist?...Up next was the big surgery to see just how large the tumor was.... By Hailey Crider3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
If Scars Could Speak...My most common response to those sensitive souls who questioned me about it was something to the effect of, "You should By Scott Matheny2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments