Northside Offering Free Skin-Cancer Screening in Cumming

CUMMING, GA -- Northside Hospital is offering a free skin cancer screening at its campus in Cumming.

The screening, at Northside Hospital-Forsyth, will take place from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22.

The hospital is at 1100 Northside Forsyth Drive in Cumming. The screening will take place at the hospital's Cancer Center.

According to the National Cancer Institute, more than 2,000 cases of melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer, will be diagnosed in Georgia this year.

As with other cancers, early detection is important.

At the screening, medical professionals will provide skin assessments in a private setting. Registration is now open and everyone is invited to attend.

Free parking is available and Spanish interpreters are available free of charge, by request.

People coming for a screening are recommended to wear shorts and a t-shirt.

Appointments are required. To make one, call 404-531-4444.

Additional skin cancer screenings will be offered later in the year in Atlanta, Alpharetta and Cumming.