The moral of the story is...

I took Dad and Mom to Salt Lake City to the U of U hospital yesterday to have a cancerous spot removed from Dad's ear. The Doctors were quite surprised at how big it was. It has growen down into his ear canal. She cut out all that she could, but Dad will have to go to an other surgeon to get the rest of the cancer out of his canal. She stressed over and over again to have suspicious spots checked right away and to never let them get that big! She wants him to see a dermatologist every 4 months to go over his skin to check for other skin cancers. The VA will approve that for him. Once they start growing they happen more often. The moral of the story is... to check your skin often and if there is any spot, sore or odd looking thing that doesn't go away in a couple of weeks have a dermatologist check it. If caught early most sun spots can be "frozen" off or if it is Basil cell carcinoma scraped/cut off and have no lasting effects from them. If you have fair skin or tan a lot you are at a greater risk. I highly rcommend checking your skin. I have had a few frozen off and it is so much better then leaving them there.