Tag: skin cancer
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Are We All Compulsively Seeking the Sun?
Get Pregnant Fast The significance of sunblock is widely acknowledged these days; it’s a message that’s repeated in magazines, clinics, and parks across the nation. So why, after 30 years, do skin cancer rates continue to climb? Writer Jenna Miller delves into this perplexing question in her article for Glamour magazine, “The Alarming Reasons Behind…
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My Struggle with Tanning Beds Nearly Cost Me My Life
Get Pregnant Fast In 2007, I made a life-altering decision that only took a moment. One phone call, a few words of acknowledgment, and a quick note in my planner were all it took to stop a habit I had cultivated for nearly two decades. It’s astonishing how easily I turned my back on something…
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Why I’m Here Reapplying My Sunscreen
Get Pregnant Fast As I sat by the pool, I couldn’t help but watch you as you slipped off your sandals and cover-up. I knew I should look away; you couldn’t have been more than 17, and here I was, the slightly older observer. But I was captivated. It wasn’t just your youthful figure or…
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The Luckiest Person in the Waiting Room
Get Pregnant Fast As I sat in the waiting room, anticipation filled the air. I was there for my first consultation with a Mohs surgeon, a specialist who would perform a precise microscopically controlled procedure to remove the basal cell skin cancer my dermatologist had found on my forehead. Skin cancer? Really? I felt too…