FDA delayed stronger sunscreens for a decade as melanoma diagnoses spiked

WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – A little, hard lump under Cassie Beisel’s arm in 2011 was her first clue that something was wrong.
Throughout the next month, she forced herself through a frightening carousel of doctors’ offices and invasive tests, which yielded no answers.
Finally, it was time for another biopsy.
Cassie Beisel undergoes initial treatments following her advanced melanoma diagnosis in 2011. (Photo: Cassie Beisel)Beisel remembers the doctor walking out with her tiss