INDIANAPOLIS,
Indiana – Franciscan Physician Network Central Indiana
Dermatology will host free skin cancer screenings 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov.
29.
The clinic is
located at 5255 E. Stop 11 Road, Suite 310. To register, call
One in five
Americans will develop skin cancer in their
lifetimes. But early detection and treatment is successful for most diagnosed
with skin cancer. Caught early, the five-year survival rate for melanoma is 98 percent.
Beginning at age
20, the American Cancer Society recommends a skin cancer-related checkup as
part of routine health examinations for men and women. Those considered to be
at high risk of skin cancer are:
- Have light hair, light eye color and fair skin
- Have used tanning beds
- Have a family history of melanoma
- Had sunburns at a young age
- Have more than 50 moles
- Have had a previous skin cancer or melanoma diagnosis
