[Lida]

I had an early melanoma removed from my leg a few years ago. My dermatologist believes there is a genetic connection between breast cancer and melanoma. He has me do monthly skin exams, sees me periodically for skin exams and asked me to have my first degree relatives come in for a skin exam. If melanoma is caught early (pre-melanoma or early stage -I was stage 1) , it can be removed with very high cure rates. Lida