It's been almost a year since News 3's Stacey Escalante was diagnosed with Stage 3 Melanoma. Since May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, we thought we'd bring you up to date on her condition and remind you how deadly skin cancer can be.

Last year, Stacey had a surgery to remove the tumor in her back and another to remove lymph nodes in her groin. Even though Stacey is cancer free, doctors say there's a 30 percent chance it will come back. So in order to boost her immune system, she's on a treatment called GMCSF(granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor).

She gets injections for 14 days every two weeks. Every three months she sees her oncologists here and at the John Wayne Cancer Institute in California. She gets bone and organ scans and her blood tested. The whole point is that if the cancer returns, they'll catch it early.

And that's the key with skin cancer. It is one of the most treatable of cancers if it is caught early. The problem is too many people wait to see a doctor and then it becomes very serious, even deadly.

Stacey admits that she waited too long to see a dermatologist. Her first visit was last year when she was diagnosed with Stage 3 Melanoma; Stage 4 is the worst.

If you're a sun-worshipper like Stacey was, if you've ever had a blistering sunburn, or if you like tanning beds, your chances of getting Melanoma are higher.

The three stories below may not keep you out of the sun, but they just might be enough to convince you to get checked.