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Skin Cancer Primary Prevention and Education Initiative
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CDC's goal is to provide leadership for nationwide efforts to reduce illness and death
caused by skin cancer, the most common form of cancer in the United States.
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"Best of the Best" Choose Your Cover CD-ROM NEW! |
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Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness |
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Task Forces Publish Recommendations on Skin Cancer Prevention
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"Best of the Best" Choose Your
Cover CD-ROM
The Choose Your Cover Campaign (CYC) was a 5-year skin cancer
prevention and education campaign sponsored by CDC. Although CYC concluded May 20, 2003, all of the materials—skin
cancer facts, information for parents, campaign materials, and ready to use
graphics—are still available. The CD-ROM contains campaign brochures,
posters, print public service announcements and icons.
Visit
Campaign Materials for more information.
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Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness
May is National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month. The
month is dedicated to increasing public awareness of the importance of skin cancer prevention,
early detection, and treatment, including basal cell, squamous cell, and melanoma.
Visit Melanoma and Skin Cancer Awareness for more information.
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Task Forces Publish Recommendations on Skin Cancer Prevention
Research results published in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Recommendations and
Reports on skin cancer prevention represent the first combined publication from two leading
independent panels: the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which is supported by
the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), and the Task Force on Community
Preventive Services, which is supported by CDC. Findings from the reports include
recommendations for educational and policy approaches in primary schools
and in recreational and tourism settings to encourage people to wear hats or other garments to
limit sun exposure.
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Malignant melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, is the
most rapidly increasing form of cancer in the United States. Over 55,100
cases will be diagnosed this year. For additional information about skin cancer, visit the
CancerNet Web site, What
You Need to Know About Melanoma.
Cancer Facts & Figures
2004, American Cancer Society, 2004 |
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