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Judy Evans @JudyEv (382258) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Jun

The photo shows another of the woodworking items being displayed in the clubhouse. I seem to be on a health kick today. I don’t have much to do with teenagers and young adults so I don’t know how common it is for this age group...

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Emergency Room Visit

LindaOH @LindaOHio (222527) • United States 22 Aug 19

Yesterday my husband had a cancerous spot removed from his face. They had to go quite deep; and it left quite a large hole on his face. He had told them that he was on blood thinners; but they didn't have him stop them in...

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Melanoma Monday

C @ShyBear88 (59342) • Sterling, Virginia 6 May 19

This year Melanoma Monday lands on the first Monday of May. Which is today of course. Melanoma is a a skin cancer that people get some times. It’s one of the deadliest types of skin cancers to have. So it’s important when out in...

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Heading for the big smoke today

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382258) • Rockingham, Australia 7 Oct 18

'The big smoke’ was always the phrase we used if we had to go to the city. I guess the phrase came about from all the wood-burning stoves of the time. I made an appointment for a skin cancer screening test. It seems a reasonable...

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UCLA is Giving Away Free Sunscreen

Deborah-Diane @DeborahDiane (40848) • Laguna Woods, California 29 Jul 18

Skin cancer is a major concern for people who live in Southern California. As a result, UCLA and an organization called IMPACT Melanoma are giving away FREE sunscreen at kiosks along the beach walks in Los Angeles County. The...

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What's Missing In This Picture?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 20 May 17

Sunscreen! With sunny days being more prevalent now days it's a good idea to be using sunscreen. Here are some facts and tips: It is said that one in five people in America will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. It is...

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Moles popping up like mushrooms?!

xio shi @simonelee (2715) • China 15 Oct 12

I hate having more than one on my face. As i get older it's popping up like a mushroom, as if my face is like a vacant land attracting illegal settlers to build their new home. I want to demolish it one by one. I...

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Have you had skin cancer in your hair?

cotruelove @cotruelove (1016) • Denver, Colorado 26 Dec 11

In the middle 1990's I had an infection that drained into the glands at the back of my head from somewhere on the top of my head. I went to the doctor and was given a medication that I ended up having to go to my allergist and...

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Is cancer on the rise?

cobra1368 @cobra1368 (702) • United States 22 Apr 09

Growing up, I never noticed too many people I knew being diagnosed with cancer. However, as I have gotten older, I have noticed that more and more people that I know are being diagnosed with some form of cancer. I once thought...

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Melanoma Rates Increase Among Younger Women

Rozie37 @Rozie37 (15499) • Turkmenistan 11 Jul 08

This is the most dangerous kind of skin cancer and I am sad to find out that the rates are increasing. There are 26,000 new diagnosis in the United States each year. Eight thousand four hundred people die of Malanoma in the...

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Have you ever had skin cancer?

sunnflr @sunnflr (2767) • United States 2 Jun 08

I have a friend who has had melanoma twice now. The first time she was very young, and this time she was in her 50s. She has been in remission for a few years now and we are hopeful that it won't come back again. I've also had...

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Melanoma

wenyusa @wenyusa (30) • United States 24 Mar 08

Ok, So I went to the dermatologist about a year ago just to get a skin check-up. I thought maybe it would just be dry skin or oily skin or something crazy, even acne. So they saw a mole and decided that it could be cancer and...

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After reading this, I am now very scared....It is about skin cancer...

Feona1962 @Feona1962 (7526) • United States 3 Mar 08

What are the risk factors for melanoma? Persons with the following characteristics may be at an increased risk for melanoma: blond or red hair.... blue eyes.... fair complexion.... family history of...

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Has anyone here ever had skin cancer? Would you be willing to talk about it?

gapeach65 @gapeach65 (805) • United States 19 Sep 07

A couple of weeks ago my husband went to the dermatologist to have a spot removed from his face, it's skin cancer! Melanoma...that is such a scary word to us. The day he had it removed, we had a friend die after a 2 year battle...

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Do you know the ABCDE's ? How often do you inspect?

crazynurse @crazynurse (7482) • United States 10 Jun 07

Do you know the warning signs for melanoma skin cancer? They are as simple as ABCD! A: Assymetry. An imaginary line drawn through the mole will not result in symmetrical halves B. Border. Melanoma borders tend to be uneven...

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Do you have moles?

ElicBxn @ElicBxn (64169) • United States 31 Mar 07

I don't mean the kind in the ground... I have a lot of moles and have had a number removed - they have all been nothing, but after a friend had a spot taken off & it was melanoma I've been more careful about my own...

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Melanoma

ladylily29 @ladylily29 (323) • United States 2 Mar 07

I went to see a dermatologist(sorry if my spelling stinks) and found out I have melanoma on my back and face. The dr, acted like I did my sun damage on purpose.I told him I wore sunblock spf 100.Same as my kids, and they never...

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Are you a cancer survivor? What type and how long?

mamavazquez @mamavazquez (103) 13 Dec 06

I am a survivor of Melanoma Skin Cancer. I was diagnosed in 2003 at age 30! I would love to hear stories from other survivors.

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I think I have skin cancer but I don't have health insurance. Help :(

doran28 @doran28 (109) • United States 11 Dec 06

If I sign up for health insurance to get this looked at, is that fraud? I haven't been diagnosed. Just to see a dermatologist is $200 before labs. If I begin using my benefits right away will the company be suspicious? I had a...

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