When a mole appeared on Megan DiDio's left cheek in June 2018, her father urged her to go to the dermatologist to have it checked out.
Her dermatologist said the mole 'looked fine', but the then-21-year-old wasn't convinced and asked that a biopsy be performed, reported Good Morning America.
Five weeks later, after she moved from her hometown of Red Bluff, California, to Chicago, Illinois, her doctor called her with the results: she had melanoma, or skin cancer.
DiDio, now 22, is cancer-free after undergoing surgery to remove the mole and says she hopes her story inspires others to be their own advocates if they believe something is wrong.
Megan DiDio, 22 (left and right), of Red Bluff, California, went to the dermatologist to get a mole checked in June 2018 at her father's insistence. Her dermatologist said the mole 'looked fine', but DiDio asked that a biopsy be performed
Five weeks later, after DiDio (pictured) moved to Chicago, Illinois, for a new job, her doctor called her with the results: she had melanoma, or skin cancer
DiDio told Good Morning America that she doesn't have any family history of melanoma and grew up putting on sunscreen diligently.
'I definitely wore sunscreen the majority of the time I was outside,' she said.
'Being that I am pale and have red hair, my parents were always good about keeping me lathered up, but I did have burns as a kid growing up.'
DiDio said she didn't think the mole on her cheek was unusual, but her father thought it looked abnormal and urged her to get it
