Saint Francis to offer free skin cancer screenings April 11 in Cape Girardeau
FOX23 News at 9 p.m
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., (KBSI) — Saint Francis Healthcare System will offer free skin cancer screenings April 11 as part of a national early detection initiative.
The screenings will take place from 8 a.m. to noon at Saint Francis Medical Center, inside Cape Radiation Oncology at Entrance 6.
The event is held in conjunction with the American Academy of Dermatology SPOTme® skin cancer screening program.
Screenings will be conducted by Dr. Theresa Mattingly and Brittany Smith, NP, with Advanced Dermatology of Southeast Missouri. Patients who have been seen at Advanced Dermatology within the past three years are asked to continue care through the office rather than the free screening program.
Appointments are required. To schedule a screening, residents can call 573-331-5784.
According to health officials, skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, with about one in five Americans developing the disease during their lifetime.
