Part of our ongoing Cancer Secrets series, where our community shares the truths that often go unsaid.
Front Text:
Collage of bananas, flowers, clouds, and the words “CANCER IS BANANAS.”
Secret:
“Somehow I developed Stage 4 melanoma without a primary skin melanoma. F***ing bananas.
A lot of melanoma education is about catching it early. But how the hell do you catch it early?”
Some stories make no sense.
This one lives in the space between disbelief and humor, where laughter becomes a survival skill. Cancer does not always play by the rules, and that unpredictability can be maddening. Sometimes the only way to hold the chaos is to laugh right in its face. Because yes, it really is bananas.
— Cancer Secrets Submission, August 2025
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