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Melanoma Monday Message - It Matters
05.04.2020
Today is “Melanoma Monday”, a day designed bring awareness to melanoma and remind us of what we can do to keep ourselves healthy. Melanoma is…
Don't Fry Day...Reminding You To Wear Sunscreen
04.13.2020
Ever heard of Don't Fry Day? For people with fair, easily sunburned skin that's likely every day. But for cancer prevention advocates it's the Friday…
Learn the 5 S’s to Be Sun Smart This Summer
05.01.2018
It’s once again Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month, recognized May 1 – 31 each year. Bookended by Melanoma Monday, this year May 7, and Don’t…
Learn the 5 S’s For a Sun Smart Summer
05.01.2017
Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month kicks off May 1 with Melanoma Monday, and continues throughout the month to encourage sun safety and skin…
Summit Speaker Series: Wolfram Samlowski, MD, FACP
06.21.2016
The 2016 Nevada Cancer Control Summit brings together expert speakers from throughout the region to discuss the latest topics in cancer control. In…
Free Public Sunscreen Dispensers Awarded to Sun Smart Nevada
05.13.2016
Sun Smart Nevada is having a big week! Melanoma Foundation of New England (MFNE), a nonprofit aimed at reducing the incidence of…
RenOpen Streets Gets Sun Smart
10.21.2015
It may have been rainy and overcast, but that didn't dampen the spirits of Nevada Cancer Coalition and Renown Health staff at this year's RenOpen…
NCC Brings Sun Smart Nevada to RenOpen Streets
10.20.2015
It may have been rainy and overcast, but that didn't dampen the spirits of Nevada Cancer Coalition and Renown Health staff at this year's…
Break Out The Sunscreen For Melanoma Monday
04.29.2015
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Monday, May 4 marks the annual “Melanoma Monday,” an awareness day created by the American Academy of Dermatologists to…
7 Lies the Indoor Tanning Industry Continues to Tell
04.13.2015
In 2013 Nevada was successful in becoming the 4th state to pass tanning legislation that prohibits minors under 18 from using indoor tanning devices…