May is National Melanoma Month

Now is the time to think about scheduling a Skin Cancer Screening..... and the good news is its provided as a courtesy by the American Association of Dermatologists.  

Free Melanoma/Skin Cancer Screenings offered
                

Saturday, May 16, 2009

The Dallas and Fort Worth Dermatological Societies, four participating area hospitals and the American Cancer Society will once again offer Metroplex residents an opportunity to have their suspicious skin spots checked during the Melanoma/Skin Cancer Screening.  This FREE screening is Saturday, May 16, 2009.

Skin Cancer Screening Information

What:

FREE Melanoma/Skin Cancer Screening - dermatologists will be available to check moles and other spots for signs of cancer and to determine if further analysis is necessary.  

When:  

Saturday, May 16, 2009, See time for individual locations

No appointment necessary

Where:      

Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, 9 am - 1 pm

2nd floor, Hoblitzelle Building, 3500 Gaston Avenue,
Dallas 75246
Hospital contact: Marsha Green 214-820-1814

Medical Center of Plano, 8 am - noon
3901 W. 15th Street,
Plano 75075
Hospital contact: Mary Jo Dean 972-519-1116

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst Euless Bedford, 8 am - noon

Edwards Cancer Center, ground floor
1600 Hospital Parkway,
Bedford 76022

Hospital contact: Mandy Forbus 817-848-4850

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, 8 am - noon

Jackson Building,
8200 Walnut Hill Ln., Dallas 75231

Hospital contact: Jody Rindfleisch 214-345-6200

For more information about this screening, contact the American Cancer Society at
1-800-ACS-2345 or online at www.cancer.org.

For more information on dermatology and skin cancer, contact the American Academy of Dermatology at
1-866-503-SKIN (7546) or online at www.aad.org.