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“Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there’s something inside of you that is greater than any obstacle.” -D. Larson
Kids and loved ones having cancer!
This topic is very difficult for parents and really anyone having to share the words “I have cancer” So how do we do it? It hurts us just saying the words out loud, just as much as it does them. That makes it real! There’s never a right or wrong way to tell someone...
Superficial Spreading Melanoma
It is classified as such, in situ, which means that it occurs in the uppermost layers of skin. Superficial spreading melanoma usually appears as a thin patch that spreads outwards (known as radial growth) before it invades vertically into the dermis, the lower layer...
Tiny Hero: Meet Millie!
The words “your child has cancer” are not something you ever expect as parents, let alone skin cancer in a 4.5-year-old. Our sweet, sassy, beautiful Millie was diagnosed in January 2021 with a rare form of pediatric skin cancer called spitzoid melanoma. A mole that...
What is Opdualag?
What is Opdualag? You may have heard of Opdualag, a new therapy that recently earned FDA approval for advanced melanoma. Opdualag, which combines two different immunotherapies into one medicine, is earning attention as an effective – and more easily tolerated –...