Hunting for Bear: A Melanoma Postscript by Tim Guetti Abstract: A 62 year-old man relates his experiences after being diagnosed with an acrolentiginous melanoma on his foot. The surgery interferes with his plans to go on a father-son bear hunt. We hear and read many stories about the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma, but few relate what is important to the patient with the disease. Keywords: hunting, bear, melanoma, foot, acrolentiginous, melanoma, father, son My story begins a few years back when my son Scott, now 39, said to me “Dad, we need to go on a hunt.” It had been many years since we had been on a “hunt” … Continue reading
