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.
You’ve just been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma. Now what? First, do not panic. You’re not alone, and you’re going to be OK. Skin cancer is very common — more common than all other forms of cancer combined. Here’s advice from our medical expert about what to do next.
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.
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.
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.
April is National Cancer Prevention and Detection Month, a great time to step up your skin cancer early detection game.
Here are some easy ways to start: Set monthly calendar reminders for your skin self-exams and make an appointment with a dermatologist for your annual skin cancer screening.
In 2018, a few months after she became a mother, Leah followed her own mom’s advice and went to the dermatologist for her first professional skin exam. She never imagined that the exam would uncover an aggressive melanoma and ultimately save her life. But that’s exactly what happened.
What’s the purpose of that little thingie with the eyepiece that my dermatologist puts on different spots during my skin exam?
This month, we’re shining a spotlight on just about everything you need to know about Mohs surgery to treat basal cell carcinomas (BCCs), squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) and certain melanomas.
The daylight hours are slowly increasing, giving us more time to get outside to walk, run or hike. We’re here to remind you to practice sun safety, even when it’s cold outside.
