Amanda Eilian, of New York, visited her doctor in 2010 after her child called the mole on her wrist a chocolate stain. While a doctor initially dismissed it, the spot turned out to be melanoma.
/PRNewswire/ May is National Skin Cancer and Melanoma Awareness Month. Skin cancer accounts for more cancer diagnoses than all the other cancers combined..
Doctors dismissed mole on mom's wrist that her toddler pointed out. It was stage 2 melanoma. She's sharing her story to increase awareness, help others.