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As Oceana Strachan sat waiting to have a melanoma removed in 2021, one thing that struck her was how lonely she felt.
“When I was diagnosed I was super young. I was 25, and I was told I had a melanoma,” the Aussie model recalls.
Strachan’s worst fears had just been confirmed when doctors told her that a tiny skin lesion on her right ankle was a deadly skin cancer.
“I remember looking around the waiting room before I had my melanoma removed.