• JUNE 15, 2023
    Rob’s Story: Squamous Cell Skin Cancer

    Rob’s Story: Squamous Cell Skin Cancer

    “Like a lot of people, I woke up New Year’s Day 2012 with a horrible headache, the difference was, I wasn’t feeling good on New Year’s Eve, wasn’t drinking alcohol and went to bed early.” Rob Purdie’s Valley Fever journey started with a headache and ended with a lifelong need for specialized medical care to

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    • APRIL 5, 2023
    Alvin’s Story: Squamous Cell Skin Cancer

    Alvin’s Story: Squamous Cell Skin Cancer

    Alvin Green; Date of Diagnosis: 02/19/2020; El Cajon, CA; Squamous Cell Skin Cancer, High Risk, Locally Advanced; In early 2020, my dermatologist diagnosed me with squamous cell skin cancer on my right cheek. (Later, this included my right temple.) I had been diagnosed many times with squamous cell skin cancer, and I thought this was

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    • FEBRUARY 16, 2022

    David’s Story: Basal Cell Carcinoma

    David Corso; Date of Diagnosis: 1993; Age at Diagnosis: 44; Colorado Springs, CO; Basal Cell Carcinoma; As a second-generation Italian American, I feared not skin cancer. Never even thought about it. I never suffered from sunburn. I worked and played outside (especially sports such as baseball, soccer, and golf), went to the beach, and lounged

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    • FEBRUARY 14, 2022
    Scott’s Story: Basal Cell Carcinoma

    Scott’s Story: Basal Cell Carcinoma

    Scott Tushla; Date of Diagnosis: 05/08/2019; Age: 54; Colorado Springs, CO; Basal Cell Carcinoma; I was diagnosed after I noted an area on my nose that was concerning. I am a family doctor, so I see a fair number of patients with skin cancer. I had no symptoms. I saw the dermatologist whom I refer

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    • NOVEMBER 24, 2021
    Jacki’s Story: Basal Cell Carcinomas and Squamous Cell Skin Cancer

    Jacki’s Story: Basal Cell Carcinomas and Squamous Cell Skin Cancer

    Jacki Jones; Date of Diagnosis: 02/10/1997; Age: 47; San Diego, CA; Basal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Skin Cancer; I had noticed a tiny pearly dot at the end of my nose for a year or so but I had no idea it could be skin cancer! Then a doctor’s visit for something else led to

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