Free Skin Cancer Screenings Save Lives in Twin Cities
By: WMBD/WYZZ TV Newsroom
Updated: June 25, 2012
NORMAL-- A free check up event in the Twin Cities is saving lives.
The Community Cancer Center in Normal holds free skin cancer screenings at least once a year.
And tonight's event was a packed house.
Although it isn't a complete scan, the spot check is with a real doctor who gives referrals.
Nurses say the screenings have led to a spike in awareness and even saved lives because through early cancer detection.
"If someone's had a mole that has changed recently or a new growth on their skin that they're concerned about, it provides an opportunity for them to come in and have a doctors take a look at it," says nurse Becky Powell.
If you missed tonight's event and would still like more information on skin cancer screenings, just click here.
The Community Cancer Center in Normal holds free skin cancer screenings at least once a year.
And tonight's event was a packed house.
Although it isn't a complete scan, the spot check is with a real doctor who gives referrals.
Nurses say the screenings have led to a spike in awareness and even saved lives because through early cancer detection.
"If someone's had a mole that has changed recently or a new growth on their skin that they're concerned about, it provides an opportunity for them to come in and have a doctors take a look at it," says nurse Becky Powell.
If you missed tonight's event and would still like more information on skin cancer screenings, just click here.
