Victoria Kopec, Senior Director of Digital Strategy https://www.skincancer.org/blog/author/vkopec/ Education, prevention, early detection, and treatment of skin cancer Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:21:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.skincancer.org/wp-content/uploads/SCF-LOGO-273x240.png Victoria Kopec, Senior Director of Digital Strategy https://www.skincancer.org/blog/author/vkopec/ 32 32 Skin Cancer Is Personal https://www.skincancer.org/blog/skin-cancer-is-personal/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:38:15 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=9180 Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the world. But it affects each individual in unique and personal ways. Hear from survivors, who are sharing their stories.

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]]> Your Skin Cancer Awareness Month Update 💛 https://www.skincancer.org/blog/2025-your-skin-cancer-awareness-month-update/ Thu, 01 May 2025 09:30:10 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=9024 May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month – a time when skin cancer education is at its peak. Stay informed with our newsletter.

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]]> 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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]]> Remembering Jimmy Carter: Public Servant, Humanitarian, Stage IV Melanoma Warrior https://www.skincancer.org/blog/remembering-president-james-jimmy-carter-public-servant-humanitarian-stage-iv-melanoma-warrior/ Tue, 07 Jan 2025 14:25:20 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=8719 On December 29, 2024, Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, passed away at home, under hospice care, at the age of 100. Carter, well-known for his public service and humanitarian work, was the longest-lived president in U.S. history. During the final decade of his life, the former president faced numerous health issues, including a battle with stage IV melanoma.

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]]> On #GivingTuesday, Support Free Skin Cancer Screenings! https://www.skincancer.org/blog/on-giving-tuesday-and-every-day-it-takes-a-team-to-take-down-skin-cancer/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/on-giving-tuesday-and-every-day-it-takes-a-team-to-take-down-skin-cancer/#respond Mon, 11 Nov 2024 08:50:32 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=6134 Join the #GivingTuesday movement and support our free skin cancer screening and education program. Give to Save Destination Healthy Skin to keep this vital public health service on the road, saving lives around the country for years to come.

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/on-giving-tuesday-and-every-day-it-takes-a-team-to-take-down-skin-cancer/feed/ 0 Melissa’s Battle Against Chronic Skin Cancer: “It Keeps Coming Back.” https://www.skincancer.org/blog/melissas-battle-against-chronic-skin-cancer-it-keeps-coming-back/ Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:27:23 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=8511 Since 2010, when she was diagnosed with Stage I melanoma, Melissa Garrett has been fighting a grueling battle against chronic skin cancer, including a second melanoma in 2021, and so many basal cell carcinomas (BCCs) that she has lost track.

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]]> Sunscreen Does NOT Cause Skin Cancer: Dr. Sarnoff Wants You to Know https://www.skincancer.org/blog/sunscreen-does-not-cause-skin-cancer-dr-sarnoff-wants-you-to-know/ Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:25:33 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=8359 Our president, Deborah S. Sarnoff, MD,  is here to set the record straight. Sunscreen does NOT cause skin cancer; sunscreen helps to PREVENT skin cancer.

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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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