{"id":49860,"date":"2016-05-21T09:15:59","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T13:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=49860"},"modified":"2016-07-14T16:00:26","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T20:00:26","slug":"dancing-with-the-stars-witney-carson-skin-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/db\/dancing-with-the-stars-witney-carson-skin-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"DWTS\u2019 Witney Carson Opens Up About Skin Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QLcySKFfEU0\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A dancer\u2019s feet are prized possessions, especially for Witney Carson, who is best known for her breakthrough role in ABC\u2019s <em>Dancing with the Stars<\/em>. The 22-year-old had just received a call to join the Season 16<em> DWTS <\/em>cast when she also got some devastating news about a mole she discovered on her left foot. Her father had been diagnosed with <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/tech\/sun-safety-apps-for-uv-index\/\" target=\"_blank\">melanoma<\/a> in the past, so he encouraged her to get regular skin check-ups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had gone to the doctor and she noticed a little mole on my foot. It was a regular size, but it was strawberry colored and that was a little weird. It came back positive for melanoma skin cancer,\u201c she told host JD Roberto on <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/365?partner=life&amp;mtype=5&amp;ldate=052116&amp;grp=fitness&amp;crtv=witneycarson&amp;utm_source=life&amp;utm_medium=textlink&amp;utm_campaign=365&amp;utm_content=witneycarson&amp;sub_id=365\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Burn 365<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/db\/dailyburn-365-workout-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Burn 365: New Workouts, 7 Days a Week<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was a bittersweet moment for Carson \u2014 she was finally able to share her passion for dance with millions of viewers, but her melanoma diagnosis was a wake-up call to put her health first. Carson decided to get surgery to remove the mole, which meant she could avoid chemotherapy and being sidelined from the stage.<\/p>\n<p>The surgery had left a scar on Carson\u2019s left foot, which made her self-conscious about being in the limelight at first. But today, she wears it like a badge of courage, and hopes others will be inspired to take care of their skin and protect themselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/lifestyle\/is-indoor-tanning-dangerous\/\" target=\"_blank\">Don&#8217;t Get Burned: The Truth About Tanning<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing on the red carpet, at first it was so apparent to me\u2026and disgusting. But now it reminds me of this trial I went through and the triumph after that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In honor of Melanoma Awareness Month, learn more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/lifestyle\/sun-safety-best-sunscreens\/\" target=\"_blank\">importance of wearing sunscreen<\/a> daily, and exactly how much you should be applying.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>For more guest interviews (plus live workouts daily!) head to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/365?partner=life&amp;mtype=5&amp;ldate=052116&amp;grp=fitness&amp;crtv=witneycarson&amp;utm_source=life&amp;utm_medium=textlink&amp;utm_campaign=365&amp;utm_content=witneycarson&amp;sub_id=365\" target=\"_blank\">DailyBurn.com\/365<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honor of Melanoma Awareness Month, DWTS star Witney Carson reflects on a devastating health diagnosis, and how she had to put dance second in her 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