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Beginning treatment with topical treatment for BCC
On 7/19/10 I got the results from a biopsy on my nose and found out I have BCC. I am 70 yrs. old and grew up during the time that sunbathing was the thing to do. I had many severe sunburns during my life up to the time that there was information out there about skin cancer. I started treatment with imiquimod (aldara) 5 days ago. I have 5 days of... Read more
posted 07/27/2010, comment (1)|
cancer treatment information
Cancer (medicine), any of more than 100 diseases characterized by excessive, uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells, which invade and destroy other tissues . Cancer develops in almost any organ or tissue of the body, but certain types of cancer are more lethal than others. Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada and second only to heart... Read more
posted 05/08/2010, comments (0)|
Sephora Has a Sun Care Kit!!! All Proceeds will go to Skin Cancer Foundation
FYI! Sephora has a "Sun Care" Kit on sale now for $25. ALL proceeds go to the Skin Cancer Foundation!!! This kit is great!! It is chock-full of trial sizes of spf+ moisterizers, lip balm, smashbox foundation primer, two clever little bracelets that let you know when it is time to re-apply your sunscreen, oh...so many... Read more
posted 04/22/2010, comments (2)|
The Latest Skin Cancer News
Here are some recent skin cancer headlines: If your kids are very light skinned (not redheads) and they tan, they are at higher risk for developing more nevi (birthmarks, moles, colored skin spots) than kids who don't tan. Why is this of concern? Well the number and size of nevi are used for determining the risk of developing... Read more
posted 02/24/2010, comments (0)|
