What is board certification? What does it mean to be a board-certified dermatologist? Deborah S. Sarnoff, MD, explains.
Our annual magazine, The Skin Cancer Foundation Journal, shares advice from experts on skin cancer prevention, early detection and treatment, as well as stories from people who have experienced skin cancer. It also highlights our members, donors, programs and events that all support our efforts to fight the world’s most common cancer.
What is board certification? What does it mean to be a board-certified dermatologist? Deborah S. Sarnoff, MD, explains.
Did you know that as your altitude increases, so does your risk for skin cancer? We hear from astronaut Scott Kelly, who spent a year on the space station.
Did you know that as your altitude increases, so does your risk for skin cancer? More radiation reaches you up there.
The Ultimate Stress Test: Advice from a Cancer Survivor
Your state of mind can affect your skin health, and your skin health can affect your state of mind. Here’s what you need to know and how to mitigate the damage.
Did you know that as your altitude increases, so does you risk for skin cancer? Champion ski racer Erik Schlopy shares how he protects himself against UV radiation.
The Big See® skin cancer education initiative uses simple but strong messaging to empower people to play a bigger role in detecting skin cancers early, when they are easiest to treat and even cure.
Basal cell carcinoma (BCC), the most common skin cancer, is often easy to treat. But BCC on your face can be a big deal, as Alison Sweeney learned when she was diagnosed.
In part 2, we meet Jesse M. Lewin, MD, a past awardee and new fundraising star for the Foundation, as well as our phenomenal 2021 grantees. Future breakthroughs are tended and made possible by people like you!
Since 1981, The Skin Cancer Foundation has awarded more than $2 million in research grants to encourage ideas in skin cancer prevention, detection and treatment to bloom and flourish. In part 1, we speak to David Polsky, MD, PhD, chair of the Research Grants Committee, to learn the ins and outs of the program.
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