The Big See Archives - The Skin Cancer Foundation https://www.skincancer.org/blog/category/the-big-see/ Education, prevention, early detection, and treatment of skin cancer Mon, 12 May 2025 15:33:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.skincancer.org/wp-content/uploads/SCF-LOGO-273x240.png The Big See Archives - The Skin Cancer Foundation https://www.skincancer.org/blog/category/the-big-see/ 32 32 “Early Detection Saved My Life” A Young Mother’s Melanoma Journey https://www.skincancer.org/blog/early-detection-saved-my-life-a-young-mothers-melanoma-journey/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:50:54 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=8677 In 2018, a few months after she became a mother, Leah followed her own mom’s advice and went to the dermatologist for her first professional skin exam. She never imagined that the exam would uncover an aggressive melanoma and ultimately save her life. But that’s exactly what happened.

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]]> 3 Things to Look for When You’re Looking for Skin Cancer https://www.skincancer.org/blog/3-things-to-look-for-when-youre-looking-for-skin-cancer/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/3-things-to-look-for-when-youre-looking-for-skin-cancer/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:24:49 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=4497 Skin cancer is the cancer you can SEE. Yet it often goes undetected until it’s difficult and disfiguring to treat — or even life-threatening. Know what to look for.

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/3-things-to-look-for-when-youre-looking-for-skin-cancer/feed/ 1 Spotlight on Skin Cancer Early Detection https://www.skincancer.org/blog/early-detection-starts-with-you-part-2/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/early-detection-starts-with-you-part-2/#comments Sat, 15 May 2021 19:07:08 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=4743 The Big See® skin cancer education initiative uses simple but strong messaging to empower people to play a bigger role in detecting skin cancers early, when they are easiest to treat and even cure.

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