Welcome to the Skin Cancer Foundation’s Road to Healthy Skin Tour

Click here to read highlights from the Road to Healthy Skin Tour 2009
	Susan (left) and Christie, hosts of last year's Road to Healthy Skin Tour

On The Road Again

We’re back!

A new year is here, and once again we’re getting ready for The Skin Cancer Foundation’s Road to Healthy Skin Tour, presented by AVEENO^® and Rite Aid. The Tour, now in its third year, provides free, full-body skin exams by local dermatologists, and will hold its first screening of 2010 on March 29 in Jacksonville, Fl.

The Tour bus (a 38-foot RV with two exam rooms) will make an estimated 80 stops in 24 states. We hope you’ll be able to stop by for a screening, try some sunscreen samples, or just to pick up a few brochures and say hi! And be sure to check this site regularly for news from the road, including schedule updates; pictures from our photo gallery; tour statistics, and more.

Since 2008, 224 dermatologists have donated their time and expertise to provide free full-body skin screenings to over 6,500 people and discovered 116 suspected melanomas. Since melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer the tour has potentially saved over 100 lives. Dermatologists have also found 1,198 suspected actinic keratoses (the most common precancer); 574 suspected basal cell carcinomas, and 189 suspected squamous cell carcinomas. The American Academy of Dermatology recognized the Road to Healthy Skin Tour’s efforts when it awarded The Skin Cancer Foundation a Gold Triangle in 2009. The Tour has also been featured on both Good Morning America and TODAY.

Additional sponsorship for the Tour is provided by Columbia Sportswear, DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.^®, Solar Gard^® Window Film, and Fitness magazine.

Thank You to All The Doctors Who Volunteered to Perform Screenings!

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.