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01/23/2020

Tonia Sylvester: Why She Fights

  By Vallerie A. Malkin “I do not wish melanoma on anyone,” says Tonia Sylvester, a 56-year-old retired school teacher…
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11/14/2019

Stage II Melanoma Mom Stresses Sunscreen and Skin Checks

  By Vallerie A. Malkin Once people get tapped on the shoulder by cancer, they always worry the disease will…
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09/19/2019

After Melanoma, A Good Life Gets Even Better

  By Vallerie A. Malkin Edgar Allan Poe said: “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” These wise…
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09/19/2019

Carrie Jeffries Talks About Melanoma and Adaptability

By Vallerie A. Malkin Carrie Jeffries describes her style as “vampire”: The 33-year-old new mom has white skin, blonde hair,…
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09/19/2019

Julie Frampton: Part of the Solution

Julie Frampton was 34 years old when her daughter spotted a bloody mole on Julie’s back, right between her shoulder…
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06/13/2019

Physician Assistant Diagnosed with Melanoma Learns to Make Really Good Lemonade

By Vallerie A. Malkin If anyone knows cancer, it’s physician assistant Barbara Regis. She is a 56-year-old fourth-generation health care…
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Survivor Stories
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06/13/2019

The Tutu Brothers: Using Skirts and Sneakers to Fight Melanoma

By Vallerie A. Malkin Fighting advanced stage melanoma in a tutu when you’re a man isn’t the norm, but it’s…
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06/13/2019

Firefighter Diagnosed with Melanoma Spreads Awareness to Save Lives

By Vallerie A. Malkin Like most public safety personnel, firefighter Seth Bice is used to taking charge of a situation…
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Survivor Stories
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05/09/2019

What I Want You To Know About Melanoma: Words of Wisdom From a Melanoma Survivor

I was first diagnosed with Stage III melanoma when I was 22 years old. I was a high school and…
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Survivor Stories
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03/19/2019

Suzanne Lescure: One Woman, One Eye, One Extraordinary Survivor

By Vallerie A. Malkin Suzanne Lescure has always felt lucky. She has a devoted husband. She was able to stay…
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Survivor Stories
01/23/2020

Tonia Sylvester: Why She Fights

  By Vallerie A. Malkin “I do not wish melanoma on anyone,” says Tonia Sylvester, a 56-year-old retired school teacher…
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Survivor Stories
11/14/2019

Stage II Melanoma Mom Stresses Sunscreen and Skin Checks

  By Vallerie A. Malkin Once people get tapped on the shoulder by cancer, they always worry the disease will…
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Blog - Melanoma360
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Survivor Stories
09/19/2019

After Melanoma, A Good Life Gets Even Better

  By Vallerie A. Malkin Edgar Allan Poe said: “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” These wise…
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Blog - Melanoma360
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Survivor Stories
09/19/2019

Carrie Jeffries Talks About Melanoma and Adaptability

By Vallerie A. Malkin Carrie Jeffries describes her style as “vampire”: The 33-year-old new mom has white skin, blonde hair,…
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Blog - Melanoma360
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Survivor Stories
09/19/2019

Julie Frampton: Part of the Solution

Julie Frampton was 34 years old when her daughter spotted a bloody mole on Julie’s back, right between her shoulder…
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Blog - Melanoma360
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Philanthropy
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Survivor Stories
06/13/2019

Physician Assistant Diagnosed with Melanoma Learns to Make Really Good Lemonade

By Vallerie A. Malkin If anyone knows cancer, it’s physician assistant Barbara Regis. She is a 56-year-old fourth-generation health care…
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Blog - Melanoma360
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Survivor Stories
06/13/2019

The Tutu Brothers: Using Skirts and Sneakers to Fight Melanoma

By Vallerie A. Malkin Fighting advanced stage melanoma in a tutu when you’re a man isn’t the norm, but it’s…
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Blog - Melanoma360
 | 
Philanthropy
 | 
Survivor Stories
06/13/2019

Firefighter Diagnosed with Melanoma Spreads Awareness to Save Lives

By Vallerie A. Malkin Like most public safety personnel, firefighter Seth Bice is used to taking charge of a situation…
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Blog - Melanoma360
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Survivor Stories
05/09/2019

What I Want You To Know About Melanoma: Words of Wisdom From a Melanoma Survivor

I was first diagnosed with Stage III melanoma when I was 22 years old. I was a high school and…
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Survivor Stories
03/19/2019

Suzanne Lescure: One Woman, One Eye, One Extraordinary Survivor

By Vallerie A. Malkin Suzanne Lescure has always felt lucky. She has a devoted husband. She was able to stay…
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Survivor Stories