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A Shocking Diagnosis by Jerry Penacoli

"When I heard that word, “cancer,” first I cried, then I became paralyzed with fear, then I sprang into action."

Jerry Penacoli True Story A Dermatologist’s Battle with Melanoma

A Dermatologist’s Battle with Melanoma

"When I received that call from the skin pathologist, I first thought that he was referring to one of my patients."

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"I will never forget the sick feeling of being told " it's cancer" with the first one." - Alice

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"I tanned because I felt like it made me look prettier. I felt like it made me look skinnier."

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Honoring Giuseppe Cunzolo 

by Nicole Cunzolo Heasley

My father, Giuseppe Cunzolo, who was born and raised in the south of Italy, grew up in the sun, and never avoided it after coming to America. When he was around 55, he developed a small bump on the inside of his ear. After ignoring it for months, we finally convinced him to go for a check-up. It was surreal when we were told the true diagnosis…squamous cell carcinoma. Our shock was rocked by fear when we then learned it had also spread into his lymph system, giving him a diagnosis of Stage IV. Being of Mediterranean descent, we always assumed we were immune to skin cancer – that it only affected fair-skinned individuals. But like most assumptions, this is completely incorrect! Read More
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