Published August 03, 2012, 12:00 AM
Letter - Sunshine for the elderly
It was 14 years ago this summer that my mother reluctantly disclosed to us the presence of a large, dark brown mass on her chest. It was a malignant melanoma, which would quickly spread to her brain and take her life only a few months later. What puzzled me was that this cancerous growth was on a part of her body normally covered by her clothing, not exposed to the sun.
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