An important message from Paul Gross on Melanoma Monday
Iโve always been thankful that I was born with my motherโs skinโฆshe has a darker skin tone that tans, and never had skin cancer in her life.ย My late father, on the other hand, had very fair skin.ย That, compounded with extensive sun exposure when he was stationed in San Juan, Puerto Rico during World War II, caused him all sorts of problems later in life.ย He had several skin cancers removed from his head, face and ears, and many, many other pre-cancerous lesions proactively removed.ย It seemed like every few months he was coming home from the dermatologist with bandages all over his face and scalp.
Metro Detroit 5k run/walk honors friend who died from Melanoma
MILFORD, Mich. A friendship, a death and a promise to help others -- the KDB Melanoma Run is more than just a 5k run. Her best friend, Tricia Edwards, said she felt helpless when Bowers was diagnosed with melanoma. She decided to find a way to educate more people about melanoma, so she created the KDB Melanoma Walk. The Cananaughs and their support team show up every year for the KDB Melanoma Run and have raised more than six figures. Due to COVID-19, races like this cant occur, so this year, the KDB Melanoma Run is going virtual.