Destination Healthy Skin Archives - The Skin Cancer Foundation https://www.skincancer.org/blog/category/destination-healthy-skin/ Education, prevention, early detection, and treatment of skin cancer Tue, 13 May 2025 12:02:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.skincancer.org/wp-content/uploads/SCF-LOGO-273x240.png Destination Healthy Skin Archives - The Skin Cancer Foundation https://www.skincancer.org/blog/category/destination-healthy-skin/ 32 32 Driving Detection to Save More Lives in 2025 and Beyond https://www.skincancer.org/blog/driving-detection-to-save-more-lives-in-2025-and-beyond/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 20:27:42 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=8961 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.

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]]> How We Saved Destination Healthy Skin https://www.skincancer.org/blog/how-we-saved-destination-healthy-skin/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:53:53 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=8926 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.

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]]> “Early Detection Saved My Life” A Young Mother’s Melanoma Journey https://www.skincancer.org/blog/early-detection-saved-my-life-a-young-mothers-melanoma-journey/ Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:50:54 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=8677 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.

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]]> The Skin Cancer Foundation Provides Record Number of Skin Cancer Screenings in 2024 https://www.skincancer.org/blog/the-skin-cancer-foundation-provides-record-number-of-skin-cancer-screenings-in-2024/ Wed, 04 Dec 2024 15:11:09 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=8657 Our Destination Healthy Skin mobile screening and education program provided a record number of free skin cancer screenings in 2024. Over the course of six months, 68 physician volunteers performed 2,439 screenings and identified 1,009 potential skin cancers and precancers, including 86 melanomas.

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]]> Destination Healthy Skin Mid-Season Update: More than 1,200 Free Screenings to Date! https://www.skincancer.org/blog/destination-healthy-skin-mid-season-update-more-than-1200-free-screenings-to-date/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 14:51:06 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=8341 Our 2024 Destination Healthy Skin (DHS) free screening and education program has reached its mid-season break. Each year, the program brings hope and progress in the fight against skin cancer, helping thousands of people along the way. 

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]]> 1,845 Free Skin Cancer Screenings in 2023 https://www.skincancer.org/blog/1845-free-skin-cancer-screenings-in-2023/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/1845-free-skin-cancer-screenings-in-2023/#respond Tue, 10 Oct 2023 17:12:06 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=7665 Our free skin cancer screening and education program has completed the 2023 season, bringing hope and progress in the fight against skin cancer.

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/1845-free-skin-cancer-screenings-in-2023/feed/ 0 Goal Met! 1,500+ Free Screenings this Spring and Summer https://www.skincancer.org/blog/goal-met-1500-free-screenings-this-spring-and-summer/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/goal-met-1500-free-screenings-this-spring-and-summer/#respond Tue, 12 Sep 2023 14:33:23 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=7604 It’s been a smashing summer for the Destination Healthy Skin free skin cancer screening and education program. During July, we traveled up the west coast before heading back east in August where we ended the month by surpassing our 2023 goal of 1,500 free screenings. And we’re not done yet! 

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/goal-met-1500-free-screenings-this-spring-and-summer/feed/ 0 June Update: More than 1,000 Free Screenings in 2023 https://www.skincancer.org/blog/june-update-more-than-1000-free-screenings-in-2023/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/june-update-more-than-1000-free-screenings-in-2023/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2023 20:30:40 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=7531 Our 2023 Destination Healthy Skin free screening and education journey around the country is going strong. The RV has been on the road since May, and as of July 26, Our volunteer dermatologists have performed 1,137 free skin cancer screenings, identifying 427 suspected skin cancers and precancers including 24 suspected melanomas.

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/june-update-more-than-1000-free-screenings-in-2023/feed/ 0 On Our Way in May! https://www.skincancer.org/blog/on-our-way-in-may/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/on-our-way-in-may/#respond Fri, 07 Jul 2023 14:06:31 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=7472 So far, our incredible event staff and committed volunteer dermatologists have facilitated and performed over 281 skin cancer screenings. During 39 hours of screening time, our doctors have identified a total of 41 suspected cancers and precancers, including 11 suspected melanomas – and we’re just getting warmed up!

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