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The Skin Cancer Foundation Journal

Our annual magazine, The Skin Cancer Foundation Journalshares advice from experts on skin cancer prevention, early detection and treatment, as well as stories from people who have experienced skin cancer. It also highlights our members, donors, programs and events that all support our efforts to fight the world’s most common cancer.

From Tanning Beds to Skin Cancer

As a kid, Cassidy just wanted to have fun with her friends and get tan. She never thought it would lead to 30 basal cell carcinomas. Her Mohs surgeon and his trainee want to tell her story as a cautionary tale.

Actinic Keratosis: Put Your Finger on the Problem!

Rough, scaly patches on the skin can sometimes be precancerous. Deborah S. Sarnoff, MD, president of The Skin Cancer Foundation, explains how to look — and feel — for actinic keratoses, so they can be diagnosed and treated early.

Advanced Melanoma Progress Report

If you’re looking for some good news, you can find it in the fight against advanced skin cancers — and melanoma has led the way. Over the past 15 years, metastatic melanoma has gone from a likely death sentence to an often-curable disease.

Advanced Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers Progress Report

If you’re looking for some good news, you can find it in the fight against advanced skin cancers. While melanoma research led the way, reducing a likely death sentence to an often-curable disease, options for patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and basal cell carcinoma (BCC) have expanded, too.

Driving Detection to Save More Lives in 2025 and Beyond

Year after year, mile after mile, The Skin Cancer Foundation’s mobile free screening and education program, Destination Healthy Skin (DHS), has built a lifesaving legacy of bringing dermatologists to people in communities around the country, touching countless lives along the way.

How We Saved Destination Healthy Skin

In 2024, The Skin Cancer Foundation’s top priority was keeping our mobile skin cancer screening and education program, Destination Healthy Skin (DHS), on the road for years to come. This meant replacing our 14-year-old RV, which had reached the end of its life, with a new, fully customized model that could serve the public for a decade or more.

A Philanthropic Family Affair

The Aylozyan Family Foundation provided a generous gift to the Save Destination Healthy Skin campaign, helping the Foundation reach its goal to purchase a new RV and continue to provide free skin cancer screenings around the country.

Play On, Jimmy Buffett

After a quiet battle with Merkel cell carcinoma, the late musician Jimmy Buffett gives fans a second act, raising awareness for this rare but aggressive disease.

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