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I DM-ed a man on LinkedIn and we were engaged a year later. Then I was given 16 months to live.
A LinkedIn message led to a date and eventually marriage for a headhunter. Her husband has supporte…
Katie Ortman Doble
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A woman said she thought the small dark spot underneath her toenail was a mole. It turned out to be skin cancer.
People of color are also more likely to have melanoma on the extremities like hands and feet, a rar…
Gabby Landsverk
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A 25-year-old woman thought the decade-old tan streak on her nail was a bruise. It was actually a sign of rare skin cancer.
Maria Sylvia, 25, said she had a tan streak on her nail for years. Doctors said it was harmless, bu…
Gabby Landsverk
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Dermatologists are sounding the alarm on TikTok-famous nasal tanning sprays
Melanotan II is found in many viral "nasal tanning sprays." It can lead to nausea, dizziness, flush…
Allana Akhtar
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Gut bacteria may affect how cancer patients respond to immunotherapy, study finds
Researchers found certain gut bacteria signatures were associated with better and worse responses t…
Andrea Michelson
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5 things you can do in your 30s to set yourself up for a long, healthy life
Wondering what exactly you need to do to live to 100? Here are the essential healthy habits to adop…
Rachel Hosie,Kim Schewitz,Ser…
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A dermatologist takes 5 supplements every day that help with smooth skin and antiaging
Dr. Azadeh Shirazi is a dermatologist. Here are the supplements she takes each day for skin health,…
Julia Pugachevsky
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A woman with no warning signs on her skin was diagnosed with melanoma, which spread to her lungs, eyes, and kidney
Amanda Hunt, a 39-year-old in Florida, learned that a lump on her breast was skin cancer. It's rare…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Singer Jimmy Buffett died after being diagnosed with Merkel cell carcinoma, a rare type of skin cancer
The "Margaritaville" singer passed away on Friday after being treated for a rare type of skin cance…
Serafina Kenny
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I thought I had a pimple and went to the dermatologist just in case. It turned out to be skin cancer.
The author found what she thought was a red pimple on her temple. A biopsy came back saying it was …
Vanessa Ogle
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Fecal transplants could be a secret weapon for some patients battling skin cancer
Fecal transplant pills taken before starting immunotherapy for melanoma helped patients improve the…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Black men are more likely to die from skin cancer because they're getting diagnosed later. Here are 3 early signs to watch out for.
A new study shows that Black men are less likely to survive 5 years after getting diagnosed with sk…
Julia Pugachevsky
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People are criticizing an influencer for tanning weeks after getting a skin cancer lesion removed
Fitness influencer Tammy Hembrow told fans about her melanoma surgery. Weeks later, she was critiqu…
Julia Pugachevsky
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A dermatologist approached a man on a train and told him to get the spot on his face checked out. It turned out to be cancer.
Dr. Chelsey Straight told a stranger that he should get a spot on his face checked out. He visited …
Julia Pugachevsky
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2 dermatologists told us why you should never, ever tattoo over your moles
Changes in moles can indicate early signs of melanoma and other skin cancers, but that can be hard …
Julia Pugachevsky
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5 rare signs of skin cancer, and how to recognize it
Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, can appear as a fingernail streak or on the soles of y…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Dermatologists found the 'world's smallest skin cancer' under a woman's eye — it was smaller than the tip of a pen
At just 0.65mm, an early-stage melanoma spot was identified by dermatologists at Oregon Health and …
Julia Pugachevsky
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A woman thought a spot she'd had for years was a birthmark until it started bleeding when she scratched it. It turned out to be stage 2 skin cancer.
Ilia J. Smith was told by a friend to monitor a birthmark, but didn't think she was at risk for can…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Khloe Kardashian thought a tumor was a zit. Follow the 'ABCDE' rule to spot dangerous pimples, a dermatologist says.
Kardashian spoke about having a precancerous tumor removed in the trailer for the upcoming "The Kar…
Amber Middleton
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If you never wore sunscreen in your 20s, it's not too late to reverse skin damage — here's how
If you neglected to wear sunscreen in your 20s, you might deal with dark spots and wrinkles later o…