Meet Susan and Christie, hosts of last year’s Road to Healthy Skin Tour.

Susan (left) and Christie, hosts of the 2009 Road to Healthy Skin Tour

In 2009, Susan and Christie traveled the country in a specialized RV, and, along with our volunteer physicians, hosted more than 80 free skin cancer screening events. They welcomed our visitors and provided valuable information on sun-safe living and skin cancer prevention.

Susan and Christie also kept a tour diary, and you can read their stories about the great people they met along the way and the highlights of their travels.

The Skin Cancer Foundation thanks them both!

Thank You to All the MDs Who Made it Happen!

Dermatologists who participated in the Road to Healthy Skin Tour screened patients for following conditions:

• Actinic keratosis (AK) currently affects more than 10 million Americans. AK is the most common type of precancerous skin lesion and, if left untreated, can lead to a cancer known as squamous cell carcinoma.
• Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer, affecting more than one million Americans annually.
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) affects more than 250,000 Americans and claims 2,500 lives each year. Squamous cell carcinoma can sometimes metastasize (spread) quickly, so it is important to detect the cancer in its earliest stages.
• Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and has increased more rapidly than any other form of skin cancer during the past 10 years. With nearly 60,000 cases and 8,000 deaths occurring each year in the United States, melanoma has reached epidemic proportions. However, when diagnosed and removed early, melanoma is usually curable.