Take Charge of Your Family's Skin Health and "Screen the One You Love" for Skin Cancer

More than one million new cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed in the United States this year. The American Academy of Dermatology is encouraging people to screen themselves and their loved ones for skin cancer. Performing regular skin self-examinations is an easy way to detect suspicious moles that could be cancerous, and research shows involving a partner in the process can improve the early detection of skin cancer.

This Web site offers the tools and techniques that make skin self-examinations effective. In addition, visit the Academy’s Melanoma/Skin Cancer Screening Program to find free skin cancer screenings in your community. Through this program, more than 1.9 million free screenings have been conducted since 1985.