As many of you may or may not know, skin cancer is the #1 form of cancer in the United States.  The good news is, it is beatable and treatable if detected early.  Over the next few months I am going to be working hard to raise community awareness on this subject and to promote healthy habits to protect your skin from the damaging rays for the Florida sun.  As part of my campaign, I  will be volunteering my time and expertise at  a variety of upcoming community events all aimed at the early detection and prevention of skin cancer.  For more information see below :

1. I will be providing FREE skin cancer screenings  for the American Skin Cancer Foundation and Aveeno’s Road to Health Skin Tour on April 10th from 10a-1p at Ron Jon’s Surf Shop located at 5166 International Drive in Orlando. Last year the “Road to Healthy Skin Tour” covered 17,650 miles and made 81 stops across the U.S.. The tour was a huge success. In fact, over 3000 people were screened on the tour with 3200 suspected skin cancers and 39 melanomas  being identified.
2. In support of “National Skin Cancer Awareness Month”, I will be conducting FREE Skin Cancer Screenings at my office Reflections Dermatology & Center for Skin Care located at 875 Outer Road in Baldwin Park on Saturday, May 8th from 9a-12p.  The screenings are part of a national campaign sponsored by the American Academy of Dermatology(AAD) and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS).  In fact 2010 marks the 25th year of this annual event with Monday, May 3rd being dubbed as “Melanoma Monday”.  On this day and throughout the month of May, I  want to encourage all of you to get a skin exam and start a new habit that just might save your life.

For more information on these events or to schedule your free skin cancer screening, please call 407-895-8818. To learn more about skin cancer prevention please visit www.skincancer.org