The Daviess County Health Department will be offering a free skin cancer screening service on Thursday, May 10, (by appointment only) at their office located on south Main Street in Gallatin.
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Skin cancer continues to be on the rise. The American Cancer Society estimated in 2011 that melanoma (just one type of skin cancer) accounted for 70,230 of the cases of skin cancer in the United States. This is an increase from the 68,130 cases reported in 2010. Of the 70,230 cases in 2011, 8,790 people died from invasive melanoma.
Taking into consideration all forms of skin cancer, one in five Americans will have skin cancer sometime in their lifetime. Because of this, it is very important to get your skin checked on a regular basis.
May is Skin Cancer Prevention Month and the Daviess County Health Department wants to do its part to help identify skin cancer in its earliest stages, when it is the most curable, by offering skin cancer screenings. This screening is not diagnostic, but rather a screening to refer suspect moles or lesions to a licensed physician. For more information or to set up an appointment, please call the Daviess County Health Department at 660-663-2414 or 1-866-663-2414.