A survivor's advice for helping teens with cancer
Three years ago, at age 17, I was diagnosed with melanoma. As I learned, cancer is tough, especially for teens, who often think they are immune to it.
For teens, a cancer diagnosis isn¡¯t expected at all. Most teens think that they aren¡¯t susceptible to any type of cancer. As parents and adults, the best thing we can do is educate young people about the dangers of cancer, and how every little thing -- sunburns, not using sunscreen...

Facing melanoma in high school
At 17 years old, I was diagnosed with melanoma. I was about to start my senior year of high school. Instead of going to the first football...