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  Most people never think to look at their feet for signs of cancer. But sometimes, the body whispers through small changes — and the feet are part of that conversation. Cancer doesn’t always announce itself loudly. Melanoma can appear on the soles, under toenails, or between toes — places we rarely examine. A dark streak under a nail, a sore that doesn’t heal, or a spot that changes color can be early warnings. These signs don’t predict cancer; they reveal it early, if we’re paying attention. Feet are often misread — lesions mistaken for bruises, warts, or fungal infections. Because of that, foot cancers are frequently diagnosed late. The simplest act of prevention is awareness: look, notice, and ask. Healing begins with noticing. The body keeps speaking, even through the smallest surfaces —and sometimes, the feet carry the first message. image and some content/research AI-generated For other Cancer Diary posts, click HERE . Blog editor's note: As a memorial to Carl, and simply ...

  I noticed a new brown spot on my face near my eye. It looked like an aging thing since, well, I am aging and into the years that are considered "getting on in years." Nothing -- and everything -- seemed unusual about it. It just did not seem right or feel right -- and it itched a bit. I don't know if that is because it annoyed me prompting me to scratch it perhaps too often. So, I checked with the dermatologist. "Nothing to worry about," she said but decided to take a biopsy, anyway. She did a slice and a puncture. Now, doctors do not like to work on me the first time (once they know me, no problem) because I am allergic to local painkiller so everything has to be done the grin-and-bear-it way. "Well," the doc said upon learning that, "This will be uncomfortable." She was right, but I held very still and remained very quiet -- did not want her to slip near my eye because of some noise I might make.  The doc sent the tissue off to a lab and ...

  I recently came across an interesting article about sneaky signs of colon cancer. Considering that colon cancer and the threat of colon cancer plagues our family, I found this article useful and summarise the list here: Sneaky symptoms of colon cancer A change in bowel habits, such as more frequent diarrhea or constipation. Rectal bleeding or blood in the stool. Ongoing discomfort in the belly area, such as cramps, gas, or pain. Bloating, gas, or changes in bowel habits. More serious symptoms like bloody stools, significant weight loss, or fatigue may occur. For other Cancer Diary posts, click  HERE . Blog editor's note: As a memorial to Carl, and simply because it is truly needed, MSI Press is now hosting a web page,  Carl's Cancer Compendium , as a one-stop starting point for all things cancer, to make it easier for those with cancer to find answers to questions that can otherwise take hours to track down on the Internet and/or from professionals. The CCC is expanded ...

  More than once, someone has said, "I thought I had a pimple and went to the dermatologist just in case. It turned out to be skin cancer." This article might help:  How to Tell the Difference Between a Pimple and Skin Cancer︱GentleCure And by the way, it was because of a pimple on top of a newly appearing brown spot that got larger, bled, itched, and would not heal that I discovered my own skin cancer -- the dermatologist thought it was nothing to worry about until the biopsy came back! For other Cancer Diary posts, click  HERE . Blog editor's note: As a memorial to Carl, and simply because it is truly needed, MSI Press is now hosting a web page,  Carl's Cancer Compendium , as a one-stop starting point for all things cancer, to make it easier for those with cancer to find answers to questions that can otherwise take hours to track down on the Internet and/or from professionals. The CCC is expanded and updated weekly. As part of this effort, each week, on Monday, th...

    Never thought about...eye cancer...really! Yes, really.  Here are eleven warning signs of cancer you can see in your eyes  that you might be seeing and not realizing are important or might not even be noticing. For other posts about signs of cancer, click  HERE . For other Cancer Diary posts, click  HERE . Blog editor's note: As a memorial to Carl, and simply because it is truly needed, MSI Press is now hosting a web page,  Carl's Cancer Compendium , as a one-stop starting point for all things cancer, to make it easier for those with cancer to find answers to questions that can otherwise take hours to track down on the Internet and/or from professionals. The CCC is expanded and updated weekly. As part of this effort, each week, on Monday, this blog will carry an informative, cancer-related story -- and be open to guest posts:  Cancer Diary .   Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , a...