Free skin cancer screenings offered | Cancer Kick

With summer in full swing, area residents are enjoying the outdoors to take advantage of New England?s many sports and leisure activities. However, that fun is often accompanied by extended exposure to the sun, which can increase the risk of developing skin cancer.

In an effort to promote early detection and treatment of this most common form of cancer, Saint Anne?s Hospital Regional Cancer Care will sponsor free skin cancer screenings on Wednesday, July 18, and Thursday, July 19, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Hudner Oncology Center at Saint Anne?s Hospital, corner of Osborn and Forest streets.

Board-certified dermatologists Arthur Daily, M.D., and Richard Waldman, M.D., of Fall River, will conduct the screenings, which are held annually in conjunction with the American Academy of Dermatology.

According to the American Cancer Society, cancer of the skin, including melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, is the most common of all cancers ? more than cancers of the prostate, breast, lung, colon, uterus, ovaries, and pancreas combined. According to the American Cancer Society, cancer of the skin, including melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, is the most common of all cancers, accounting for more than 40 percent of all cancers.

More than three million new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year, with most of these thought to be related to sun exposure. In addition, about 3,000 people die of non-melanoma skin cancer each year.

The good news is: Skin cancer can be found and treated early. The ACS advises a skin screening if you notice:

? any change on the skin, especially in the size or color of a mole or other darkly pigmented growth or spot, or a new growth

? scaliness, oozing, bleeding, or change in the appearance of a bump or nodule

? the spread of pigmentation beyond its border such as dark coloring that spreads past the edge of a mole or mark

? a change in sensation, itchiness, tenderness, or pain

The most common malignant skin tumors are: the basal cell type, which usually develop on the face and ears; squamous cell cancer, which most commonly appear on sun-exposed areas of the body, such as face, ear, neck, lip, and hand; and melanoma, less common but more dangerous than basal or squamous cell. In almost all cases, nearly all skins cancers are curable if found in the early stages. Previous screenings held at Saint Anne?s have revealed many cases of skin cancers, including basal cell, squamous cell, and melanoma.

Saint Anne?s Hospital?s skin screenings are free, but appointments are required. To schedule an appointment, or learn more about the screenings, call Saint Anne?s Hospital Cancer Registry, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 508-674-5600, Ext. 2185.

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Article source: http://www.heraldnews.com/lifestyle/health/x736421694/Free-skin-cancer-screenings-offered

Source: http://cancerkick.com/2012/07/15/free-skin-cancer-screenings-offered/

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