EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Because the canine days of summer time kick in, well being consultants are urging Rhode Islanders to take protecting steps in opposition to pores and skin most cancers.
Together with sporting sunscreen and looking for shade, getting a pores and skin most cancers screening is likely one of the most essential steps individuals can take. That’s why the R.I. Division of Well being is as soon as once more teaming up with Brown Dermatology to supply pores and skin checks.
Beginning Friday, screenings can be obtainable without spending a dime at seashores throughout R.I. by mid-August.
One in 5 People will develop pores and skin most cancers in some unspecified time in the future of their lifetime, in line with Brown Dermatology’s John C. Kawaoka, MD.
“Everyone seems to be in danger,” Kawaoka mentioned.
Regardless of how a lot time you’re spending below the solar, well being officers say prevention and early detection are the 2 methods to remain protected.
Preventative measures embody making use of sunscreen, sporting protecting clothes, and avoiding direct daylight as a lot as potential.
Early detection includes monitoring pores and skin spots and moles over time and getting screened frequently.
“Getting a pores and skin test is an important factor you are able to do to guard in opposition to pores and skin most cancers,” R.I. Well being Director Jerry Larkin, MD, mentioned in a press launch.
“Pores and skin most cancers can have an effect on individuals of all pores and skin tones and complexions, which is why all Rhode Islanders ought to make the most of these free, handy pores and skin most cancers checks,” Larkin continued. “Most cancers screenings have the facility to avoid wasting lives.”
The primary 100 individuals to indicate up at every of the upcoming occasions will obtain a screening, which can be finished in non-public. These in want of a follow-up can be given a referral for an additional dermatology session.
Attendees are requested to put on swimsuits or clothes that may simply be eliminated.
Screening Schedule
| Friday, July 12 | Scarborough Seaside North, Narragansett | 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
| Saturday, July 20 | Roger Wheeler State Park, Narragansett | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
| Friday, Aug. 2 | Scarborough Seaside North, Narragansett | 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
| Friday, Aug. 9 | Easton’s Seaside, Newport | 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. |
| Saturday, Aug. 17 | Lincoln Woods State Park, Lincoln | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
