An Unexpected Life
An Unexpected Life
Latest Episodes
Up Your Skin Game! Guest: Dr. Eva Simmons-O'Brien
UV damage is sneaky! Even with daily sunscreen use, you could be exposing your skin to sun damage and increasing your risk of melanoma in ways you never imagined! For instance, did you know that your mode of travel, that refreshing ...
Beyond AI / New Tech That Targets Melanoma with Guest Dr. Diane Orlinsky
When it comes to health, it seems everyone is looking for the next best thing! Some advances can save pain and money. Others may score high on the “hot tech” meter, but fall short in effectiveness. What works and what doesn’t, when ...
Kids Count Too! The Fight Against Children’s Cancer ( Guests Tasha Museles / Dr. Robyn Gartrell)
Hey everyone! In this week’s episode, we are worked up a bit. Nearly 400,000 children and adolescents will be diagnosed with cancer globally this year. That means every three minutes, a parent is told their child has cancer. Still, ...
Your Child Has Cancer. Now What? A Parent’s Guide (Guest Cheryl Adams)
You never see it coming. It shatters your world, marking simply the before-and-after. Parenting a child through a cancer diagnosis or other life-threatening illness is an overwhelming journey. It will tax and test the entire family, creating th...
Yes, Babies Can Get Melanoma. A Survivor’s Story
"Don’t worry! Kids don’t get melanoma.” It is a common belief and yet nothing could be further from the truth. 21-year-old Marit Peterson is proof. The University of Texas Senior and future dermatologist was diagnosed with stage 3b melanoma as ...
Fan Mail
Hi, I just wanted to reach out to say thank you for your podcast. My daughter was diagnosed with stage 3 Melanoma almost one year ago, right after her 14th birthday. She’s doing well after a couple of surgeries and has one more immunotherapy infusion in a series of 17. We live in Denver and she has been receiving care at Children’s Hospital Colorado. I’m wondering if you have any resources to share with me that might help direct some of my questions about how this diagnosis can relate to hormones. I’ve asked her doctors their general thoughts about if this could be related to hormones (I feel strongly that it is- but I’m not a doctor) and I haven’t really gotten any answers or information from them. We have been referred to genetic counseling and will complete that testing but I’m wondering who else we should be talking to besides the oncology team. I appreciate your knowledge but I’m so sorry for the way in which you had to become so informed about this topic. I think of your Claire often ♥️ Thank you, Amanda
Denver, Colorado
