The Skin Cancer Foundation Journal - The Skin Cancer Foundation https://www.skincancer.org/blog/category/the-skin-cancer-foundation-journal/ Education, prevention, early detection, and treatment of skin cancer Mon, 16 Jun 2025 18:48:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://www.skincancer.org/wp-content/uploads/SCF-LOGO-273x240.png The Skin Cancer Foundation Journal - The Skin Cancer Foundation https://www.skincancer.org/blog/category/the-skin-cancer-foundation-journal/ 32 32 Ask The Expert: How to Apply Sunscreen https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-the-expert-how-to-apply-sunscreen/ Fri, 30 May 2025 18:52:42 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=9138 Sunscreen is part of a complete sun protection strategy to safeguard your skin from damage caused by UV radiation. But how much sunscreen do you need and how often should you apply? Our expert provides some helpful guidance.

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]]> From Tanning Beds to Skin Cancer https://www.skincancer.org/blog/from-tanning-beds-to-skin-cancer/ Wed, 07 May 2025 12:57:35 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=9049 As a kid, Cassidy just wanted to have fun with her friends and get tan. She never thought it would lead to 30 basal cell carcinomas. Her Mohs surgeon and his trainee want to tell her story as a cautionary tale.

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]]> Actinic Keratosis: Put Your Finger on the Problem! https://www.skincancer.org/blog/actinic-keratosis-put-your-finger-on-the-problem/ Mon, 05 May 2025 16:59:18 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=9040 Rough, scaly patches on the skin can sometimes be precancerous. Deborah S. Sarnoff, MD, president of The Skin Cancer Foundation, explains how to look — and feel — for actinic keratoses, so they can be diagnosed and treated early.

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]]> Advanced Melanoma Progress Report https://www.skincancer.org/blog/advanced-melanoma-progress-report/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:26:23 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=9000 If you’re looking for some good news, you can find it in the fight against advanced skin cancers — and melanoma has led the way. Over the past 15 years, metastatic melanoma has gone from a likely death sentence to an often-curable disease.

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]]> Advanced Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers Progress Report https://www.skincancer.org/blog/advanced-nonmelanoma-skin-cancers-progress-report/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:09:07 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=8983 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.

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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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]]> A Philanthropic Family Affair https://www.skincancer.org/blog/a-philanthropic-family-affair/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:37:36 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=8925 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.

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]]> Ask the Expert: How Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) Help Skin Cancer? https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-the-expert-how-will-artificial-intelligence-ai-help-skin-cancer/ Fri, 13 Sep 2024 19:06:35 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=8210 AI is making headlines in all fields, including skin cancer. One expert tells us how dermatologists can work with the technology to improve the detection and treatment of skin cancer.

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]]> Play On, Jimmy Buffett https://www.skincancer.org/blog/play-on-jimmy-buffett/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:58:33 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=8247 After a quiet battle with Merkel cell carcinoma, the late musician Jimmy Buffett gives fans a second act, raising awareness for this rare but aggressive disease.

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