Health & Fitness
Free Skin Cancer Screening Set For May 18 in Sandy Springs
Registration is required to take advantage of the screening, which will be held at Northside Hospital's Cancer Center.
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SANDY SPRINGS, GA -- Did you know that skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer?
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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.
With this in mind, the Northside Hospital Cancer Institute wants to help you get ready for the sun with a skin cancer screening. Medical professionals will provide skin assessments in a private setting.
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Registration is now open and everyone is invited to attend. The skin cancer screening takes place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 18 at Northside Hospital's Cancer Center at 1000 Johnson Ferry Road in Sandy Springs.
Free parking available, and qualified Spanish interpreters available free of charge, by request.
Recommended screening attire for participants should be shorts and a T-shirt. Appointments are required, so call 404-531-4444 to make yours today.
Northside Hospital reminds residents that its screening should not replace a complete skin exam with a skin specialist. Additional skin cancer screenings will be offered later in the year in Alpharetta and Cumming.
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