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"Community members rallied around a local firefighter diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma.Floridians are used to the heat, but the crystal blue skies and the sunshine can be dangerous, which is something Greenacres firefighter Chris Bradley found out first hand in February.\u201CIt was a mole on my back that my fianc\u00E9 saw when I was getting out of the shower. I had never been to a dermatologist before,\u201D Bradley said.When he did, Bradley said he learned he has stage 4 melanoma.\u201CI went and got it checked out, basically started the process from there. One week later, I was in surgery. Two weeks later, I was in a second surgery. A week after that, I was going through interferon,\u201D Bradley said.Bradley said the procedure led to a six-month treatment plan, and now he is cancer-free, but not officially in remission.Throughout the process, Bradley's family, friends and even complete strangers have held four fundraisers, like Saturday's softball game, to make people aware of the dangers of the sun.\u201CWe all step outside every single day. We all need to be protected and we all need to know what the signs are and what to look for, so we can avoid it,\u201D said Ilena Perez, organizer of War on Cancer.\u201CThe fact is we live in south Florida. We are outside every day. Whether you go to the beach or you are out in the yard, you need to get checked by a dermatologist every couple of months,\u201D Bradley said."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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