Skin Cancer Awareness Month Archives - The Skin Cancer Foundation https://www.skincancer.org/blog/category/skin-cancer-awareness-month/ Education, prevention, early detection, and treatment of skin cancer Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:41:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.skincancer.org/wp-content/uploads/SCF-LOGO-273x240.png Skin Cancer Awareness Month Archives - The Skin Cancer Foundation https://www.skincancer.org/blog/category/skin-cancer-awareness-month/ 32 32 Skin Cancer Is Serious https://www.skincancer.org/blog/skin-cancer-is-serious/ Mon, 13 May 2024 10:28:40 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=8172 The truth is that many people don’t realize that skin cancer is serious until it happens to them. That’s why we’re working to educate people about the dangers of skin cancer and the importance of sun protection and early detection. You can help!

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]]> Never Too Early, Never Too Late https://www.skincancer.org/blog/never-too-early-never-too-late/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/never-too-early-never-too-late/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:34:39 +0000 https://blog.skincancer.org/?p=752 During Skin Cancer Awareness Month, we join the medical community, the skincare industry and the media to educate people about the prevention, early detection and treatment of skin cancer.

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/never-too-early-never-too-late/feed/ 1 Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Skin Cancer? https://www.skincancer.org/blog/skin-cancer-quiz/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/skin-cancer-quiz/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2024 05:32:12 +0000 https://blog.skincancer.org/?p=401 Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, affecting more than five million people each year. Take the quiz to test your skin cancer knowledge.

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/skin-cancer-quiz/feed/ 0 Back to Basics: Understanding the World’s Most Common Cancer https://www.skincancer.org/blog/back-basics-understanding-worlds-common-cancer/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/back-basics-understanding-worlds-common-cancer/#respond Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:24:05 +0000 https://blog.skincancer.org/?p=396 May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, when interest in skin cancer prevention, detection and treatment is high. It's also a good time to get back to basics. Here’s a quick refresher on the major types of skin cancer: how they form, what they look like and their prognoses.

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/back-basics-understanding-worlds-common-cancer/feed/ 0 Skin Type Quiz: Are You at Risk for Skin Cancer? https://www.skincancer.org/blog/are-you-at-risk-for-skin-cancer/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/are-you-at-risk-for-skin-cancer/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2024 12:24:50 +0000 https://blog.skincancer.org/?p=624 Certain types of skin are at greater risk for developing sun damage and skin cancer. Do you know your skin type?

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/are-you-at-risk-for-skin-cancer/feed/ 1 “This Is Skin Cancer” Stories https://www.skincancer.org/blog/thisisskincancer-if-you-have-skin-you-can-get-skin-cancer/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/thisisskincancer-if-you-have-skin-you-can-get-skin-cancer/#respond Fri, 01 Mar 2024 10:00:50 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=6446 Skin cancer survivors and caregivers share, in their own powerful words, what it’s like to live with and beyond skin cancer. Their goal is to educate about the dangers of the disease and give hope to the newly diagnosed.

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/thisisskincancer-if-you-have-skin-you-can-get-skin-cancer/feed/ 0 Basal Cell Carcinoma at Age 16 – Teen Warns: “Skin Cancer Can Happen to Anybody.” https://www.skincancer.org/blog/basal-cell-carcinoma-at-age-16-teen-warns-skin-cancer-can-happen-to-anybody/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/basal-cell-carcinoma-at-age-16-teen-warns-skin-cancer-can-happen-to-anybody/#respond Fri, 14 Apr 2023 11:00:32 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=6618 Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer, yet extremely rare in children and teens. But it can happen, as Laura Anne Page discovered when she was just 16 years old.

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/basal-cell-carcinoma-at-age-16-teen-warns-skin-cancer-can-happen-to-anybody/feed/ 0 He Never Thought Skin Cancer Would Happen to Him. And Then It Did. https://www.skincancer.org/blog/peters-story/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/peters-story/#respond Wed, 28 Sep 2022 15:29:40 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=7007 When his brother-in-law urged Peter to get a mole checked, Peter never imagined it would be melanoma, a dangerous skin cancer. But it was.

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/peters-story/feed/ 0 There’s Something About May https://www.skincancer.org/blog/destination-healthy-skin-2022-kicks-off-during-skin-cancer-awareness-month/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/destination-healthy-skin-2022-kicks-off-during-skin-cancer-awareness-month/#respond Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:10:06 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=6810 In May 2022, our volunteer dermatologists screened 263 participants across four states and Washington, DC, putting in over 39 hours of screening time. And we’re just getting started!

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/destination-healthy-skin-2022-kicks-off-during-skin-cancer-awareness-month/feed/ 0 Ask the Expert: Why Have Your “ABCDEs” for the Warning Signs of Melanoma Changed? https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-the-expert-why-have-your-abcdes-for-the-warning-signs-of-melanoma-changed/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-the-expert-why-have-your-abcdes-for-the-warning-signs-of-melanoma-changed/#respond Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:10:55 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=6560 In the ABCDEs of melanoma, “dark” may be an even more important warning sign than “diameter” and deserves more awareness.

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