Quick Update

For 40 years of my life (I'm currently 70), I have been plagued with skin cancers regularly showing up on my face and body.

There are three of them: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma.

Basal cell carcinomas are typically frozen in the doctor's office, squamous and melanoma need to be surgically removed.

My annual dermatology appointment in January 2026 revealed (after the biopsies came in) that I had all three types of skin cancer. At least 15 Basal cell carcinomas were dealt with in the doctor's office, and shortly thereafter, I was scheduled for squamous surgery (May) for a spot on my forehead and melanoma surgery (March) for my back.

Because I had received the melanoma diagnosis, my medical provider (Kaiser) requires that I be seen by a dermatologist every four months for two years for preventative reasons. This clock started ticking in April, 2026.

I started taking the Astaxanthin two weeks after my March back surgery, a surgery I never would have had had I learned about this product earlier.

Regardless…

My first mandatory follow-up appointment, after my March surgery, was in July and my second appointment in October, 2026.

The dermatologist thoroughly checked my entire body at each visit.

And guess what?

No skin cancers. None. No basal, no squamous, no melanoma. 100% cancer free for the first time in over 40 years.

(Remember that squamous surgery they had scheduled to happen in May? I canceled that surgery because the astaxanthin had simply melted the squamous cancer away in about a month.)

During my second appointment in October, here are the exact words from my dermatologist:

"Your skin looks phenomenal."

Those words were music to my ears. In fact, during that second appointment, I also told my dermatologist I would never have any of these cancers again.

He looked at me skeptically.

Then I told him about the product that I had been taking for 8 months since my cancer surgery.

He was extremely intrigued. He asked me to send him all of the info I had gathered, which I was happy to do.

Thank you for reading.

© 2026 My Cancer Story 2026 · Written with honesty and hope