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Never Too Early, Never Too Late

By Victoria Silecchia · May 1, 2018

Never Too Early, Never Too Late

May is consistently ranked as Americans’ favorite month and at The Skin Cancer Foundation, we’re pretty big fans, too. The flowers are blooming, the temperatures are rising and, as naturalist Edwin Way Teale perfectly stated, all things truly do seem possible. It’s fitting that this month is also Skin Cancer Awareness Month,

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Filed Under: Healthy Lifestyle Tagged With: Children, Prevention, Seniors

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

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