by Katie | Sep 10, 2022 | Melahomies
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... 
by Katie | Jul 22, 2022 | Skin Cancer
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... 
by Katie | May 2, 2022 | Awareness
Scalp: Melanoma of the scalp and neck has a higher risk of melanoma-specific mortality than melanoma anywhereelse on the body. Eyelids: Five to ten percent of skin cancers occur in the eyelid. Ask your derm and your eye doctor to performa check. Mouth: If you have a... 
by Katie | Oct 12, 2021 | Skin Cancer
Stage III (invasive melanoma) is about the level of lymph node(s) that have melanoma, if it has spread to one or more the nearest lymph nodes. This stage is very complex and super detailed, so I’ll be sharing this in two parts! So let’s starts with PART 1: If the... 
by Katie | Aug 16, 2021 | Skin Cancer
Stage I melanoma is up to 2mm thick (Breslow thickness or how deep the mole is. This stage, typically if caught early, ends up with no evidence the cancer has spread to lymph nodes or distant sites, called metastasize. Risk of this happening is low. There are two...