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Sunscreen – What I Use After Melanoma

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In the comments of my rainy post, Ms. Mississippi Meow and I had an exchange about sunscreen. It made me think that others might have some questions on what sunscreen I use and my daily regime. First of all, let me tell you that once I received my melanoma diagnosis, I went out and bought all of those high SPF… Read more »

Are You Really Protecting Yourself from the Sun?

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I just read an article on sneaky ways you get more sun exposure than you may think. Some of them are pretty obvious when you think about it: driving, sitting by a window at work or on a plane. But things like your scalp? I mean, I wear a hat all the time because I have the thinnest hair imaginable;… Read more »

So Now My Sunscreen Doesn’t Protect Me Like It Should?

I’m sure those of us dealing with some form of skin cancer saw the recent article (on Time.com no less) that up to 80% of the ingredients in sunscreen don’t really work or have ingredients that are “worrisome”. For someone who is counting on sunscreen to protect me and keep me healthy, this news is particularly “worrisome”. First the stats,… Read more »