Part of the series was attending a free skin cancer screening offered by Dr. Sturgeon and her colleagues. My farmer agreed to attend and allowed me to photograph the screening for my article. My farmer is red-headed and has worked on the farm his entire life, so he was the perfect candidate.
While Dr. Sturgeon didn t find anything major, she did locate some spots that needed to be removed and encouraged him to make an appointment. He did.
Since then, he has seen her faithfully every six months. Mostly, concerning spots are burned it s quick and relatively painless. In February, just prior to his checkup, a sizeable bump surfaced on his neck. He assumed it was acne or ingrown hair. Dr. Sturgeon determined otherwise. The lump and a spot along his clavicle were removed and biopsied.