Free Skin Cancer Screening

Did you know that skin cancer is one of the most preventable types of cancer? Being sun smart and checking your skin once a month for suspicious moles or spots is one of the best ways to keep your skin healthy and cancer free.

At least once a year, a person should have a clinical skin exam, either by their usual provider or by a dermatologist. A clinical skin exam is a visual exam of the skin done by a trained healthcare professional. While this isn't a problem for those with excellent health insurance plans, there are many people who do not have health insurance or whose insurance won't cover such a vist.

How to Get a Free Screening

Through the American Academy of Dermatology's National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Screening program, volunteer doctors perform skin cancer screenings at no cost. PLease visit their site for a list of doctors:

• AAD Skin Cancer Screening: Participating Doctors

_{Source: American Academy of Dermatology}