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April 21, 2011

Free skin cancer readings

skin cancer foundation Spring is here, meaning many of us will be out enjoying the sunshine.

As the warm weather brings us all outdoors, The Skin Cancer Foundation wants to remind us about the dangers of the sun's rays.

The foundation has brought its "Healthy Skin Tour" to the Baltimore area and is giving free cancer screenings.

They will be at the Rite Aid on Brandermill Road in Gambrills until 1 p.m. today. Saturday they'll hit the Rite Aid on Reistertown Road in Pikesville from 10 a.m. to noon.

The hope is to catch skin cancer early on and educate people on how to protect themselves.

You'll be able to spot them in their tour van.

Posted by Andrea Walker at 11:48 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)
Categories: Cancer

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It's good that some people take the extra effort to provide services. This could help us be more aware of the growing dangers of skin cancer. Keep up the plausible work!

Posted by: M.K. | April 22, 2011 2:44 AM

I agree but the best course is to do preventative maint. Use a good sunblock with high SPF - Take care of your skin

Posted by: Physical Therapy Jobs | July 1, 2011 3:07 PM

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About Picture of Health

Meredith Cohn has been a reporter since 1991, covering everything from politics and airlines to the environment and medicine. A runner since junior high and a particular eater for almost as long, she tries to keep up on health and fitness trends. Her aim is to bring you the latest news and information from the local and national medical and wellness communities.

Andrea K. Walker knows it’s weird to some people, but she has a fascination with fitness, diseases, medicine and other health-related topics. She subscribes to a variety of health and fitness magazines and becomes easily engrossed in the latest research in health and science. An exercise fanatic, she’s probably tried just about every fitness activity there is. Her favorites are running, yoga and kickboxing. So it is probably fitting that she has been assigned to cover the business of healthcare and to become a regular contributor to this blog. Andrea has been at The Sun for nearly 10 years, covering manufacturing, retail , airlines and small and minority business. She looks forward to telling readers about the latest health news.

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