From the archives: This story was last updated in November 2019.
A father of two from Perth, Australia, made the decision to get his skin checked after a close friend passed away from skin cancer. It was a decision that might have saved his life.What ensued in the fall of 2019 was a journey that culminated in Ryan Glossop, 37, losing a huge area of skin from his neck and back in order to remove a deadly melanoma. Having recovered from the surgery and looking to the future, the dad is now issuing a warning to sun worshippers everywhere.
