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Examining Your Skin for Signs of Skin Cancer Just Got Easier

By mfangscf · January 4, 2018

Examining Your Skin for Signs of Skin Cancer Just Got Easier

As technology continues to change the way we live our lives, it also changes the ways we perform self-exams! Here’s what two of our expert dermatologists want you to know about using tech to check:

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Filed Under: Healthy Lifestyle Tagged With: Detection

A Family Loss

By mfangscf · December 11, 2017

A Family Loss

When Nicole Kinnunen started dating her husband-to-be, she spotted a large, strange-looking mole on his leg. He told her it was nothing. Eleven years after they married, that melanoma left their family without a husband and father.

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Filed Under: True Stories Tagged With: Melanoma

Camp Sundown: Night Becomes Day

By mfangscf · November 10, 2017

Camp Sundown: Night Becomes Day

When the sun starts to set, the countdown begins. The children excitedly check an ultraviolet (UV) light meter, waiting for it to register zero.

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Filed Under: True Stories Tagged With: Children

Not My Face!

By mfangscf · November 1, 2017

Not My Face!

She was a much-sought-after model, and her looks were her meal ticket. But when her clients asked her to “get a little color” for photo shoots, she never dreamed it would lead to skin cancer —and a disfiguring scar smack in the middle of, yes, her face.

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Filed Under: True Stories Tagged With: Basal Cell Carcinoma

Ask the Expert: How Do I Convince My Father to Have His Skin Cancer Treated?

By mfangscf · September 27, 2017

Ask the Expert: How Do I Convince My Father to Have His Skin Cancer Treated?

My father was diagnosed with a small squamous cell carcinoma on his ear. He says it’s nothing and refuses to go back and have it removed. What can I do to convince him he’ll be better off with treatment?

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Filed Under: Skin Cancer Information Tagged With: Ask the Expert, Seniors, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Treatment

How Much Do You Know About Skin Cancer?

By mfangscf · May 19, 2017

How Much Do You Know About Skin Cancer?

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, affecting more than three million people each year. Despite its prevalence, it’s a disease that’s not well understood by many.

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Filed Under: Skin Cancer Information

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