These Selfies Are Doing More To Raise Skin Cancer Awareness Than Any Sunscreen Ad
Graphic photo after the jump. It really sends the message about just how damaging skin cancer can be.
The very pretty woman at right is Tawny Willoughby, a 27-year-old who’s being treated for skin cancer that developed on her face. This isn’t the first time she’s been diagnosed. A registered nurse in Alabama, doctors have found skin cancer six times, and she goes to the dermatologist once or twice a year for a check up. Each time, she usually has cancer removed.
Back in April, she was diagnosed again. This time, she decided to post a selfie showing the toll that the treatment can take.
She wrote with the photo:
If anyone needs a little motivation to not lay in the tanning bed and sun here ya go! This is what skin cancer treatment can look like.
WORK SMARTER - LEARN, GROW AND BE INSPIRED.
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