Consequences

Myth -- "If I get cancer I would want it to be skin cancer"

• Why this isn't neccessarily true:
  • Getting skin cancer does not stop you from getting any other type of skin cancer, you should not want to get any cancer
  • Skin cancer can have real consequences
  • Melanoma that has grown down into the fat can have survival rates as low as 40%
  • All skin cancers need to be treated
  • Sometimes skin cancer treatment involves chemotherapy or radiation
  • Surgery to remove skin cancer can leave you with scars