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Get Ready: Skin Cancer Awareness Month is Nearly Here
04.27.2022
It’s nearly our favorite time of year: Skin Cancer Awareness Month. The annual recognition happens each May, just before the Memorial Day weekend…
VIDEO: Increasing Knowledge, Awareness and Protective Behavior for Skin in People of Color
04.25.2022
Dr. Anisha Patel is an associate professor of dermatology with the U MD Anderson Cancer Center and UT Health Science Center in Houston. She's also a…
VIDEO: Skin Cancer Early Detection & Treatment with Dr. James Harris
04.25.2022
Dr. James Harris, a surgical oncologist with Western Surgical Group in northern Nevada, shares information on skin cancer and melanoma including…
Sunscreen: Is it safe?
03.08.2022
We’ve heard the reasoning, and you may have as well. Some people say they choose not to use sunscreen because of the chemicals on the ingredient…
Highlighting Skin of Color This Black History Month
02.15.2022
By Maebob Enokenwa
Maebob Enokenwa
February is Black History Month! It is the time of year that we spotlight the impact Black people have had…
The key to prevention: Education
02.07.2022
Sometimes it seems like sun safety is a bit like flossing: you have to be reminded every six months or so when you’re younger, and when you’re older…
Winter sun safety: Being 'Sun Smart' isn’t just for summertime
01.04.2022
It’s often simple to be Sun Smart in the summertime. We may feel the heat of the sun on our skin reminding us to take cover or reapply sunscreen. We…
Volunteers, partners the backbone of Sun Smart programs
12.06.2021
NCC’s Sun Smart Nevada and its youth component Sun Smart Schools are two sure ways partner collaboration and volunteer support are helping create…
Nevada Cancer Coalition Offers Free Sunscreen Dispensers
05.02.2018
Nevada Cancer Coalition is recognizing Skin Cancer Detection & Prevention Month by awarding five automatic sunscreen dispensers to nonprofits in…
Trail Runners Get Sun Smart
07.29.2016
Sun Smart volunteer, melanoma survivor, and runner Stacey Escalante brought sun safety and skin cancer prevention to trail runners at the 2016 Ragnar…