Diagnosed with Melanoma as a Teenager Changed My Life’s Course
By Mara Klecker Madison Goff spent her early teenage years tanning in her family’s tanning bed or laying by the…
Survivor Stories
11/07/2022
Diagnosed with Melanoma as a Teenager Changed My Life’s Course
By Mara Klecker Madison Goff spent her early teenage years tanning in her family’s tanning bed or laying by the…
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09/06/2022
Survivor Spotlight: Bev Johnson, Mucosal Melanoma Survivor
By Mara Klecker Bev Johnson figured the abnormal bleeding she was experiencing was a side effect of her IUD losing…
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07/12/2022
Parenting While Living With Melanoma
by Mara Klecker It’s natural and common to worry about how a parent’s cancer diagnosis and treatment is going to…
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06/22/2022
Steve Banks, Stage III Survivor, Doesn’t Let Melanoma Define His Life
by Mara Klecker Steve Banks doesn’t often bring up his melanoma diagnosis during a first date, though he’s always forthright…
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04/19/2022
Shannon Eberly, Stage IV Melanoma Survivor- Sharing is Everything
By Mara Klecker Shannon Eberly is fair-skinned and freckled, but she never had a mole on her skin that looked…
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01/26/2022
One Survivor Finds Empowerment through Education and Supporting Others
By Mara Klecker Ann Marie received her first-ever physical in 2019 at the age of 53. She’d lost her father…
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01/26/2022
International Advocate Spotlight: Australia’s Tamara Dawson
By Mara Klecker Two-thirds of Australians will be diagnosed with a type of skin cancer by the time they are…
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12/08/2021
The Importance of Peer Support when Battling Melanoma
By Mara Klecker In recent months, the texts back and forth between Allie Thomas and Lisa Billings have revolved…
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12/08/2021
From Survivors to Advocates: Two Leaders are Pushing for Progress in Canada and Around the World
by Mara Klecker Natalie Richardson, of British Columbia, Canada, hasn’t forgotten the fear and uncertainty she felt after her…
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09/24/2021
International Survivor Spotlight: José Correia, Portugal
By Mara Klecker José Correia’s melanoma diagnosis was nearly a quarter-century ago, but he is committed to spreading awareness about…
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