Skin Cancer Awareness Ribbon (Photo by Tara Winstead on Pexels)
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, over 5 million cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year, making it the most common cancer in America. Luckily, it is also one of the most preventable. Teaching sun safety is one way to prevent cases of skin cancer before they start.
This Skin Cancer Awareness Month is a special one at GW, which was just this year named a “Skin Smart Campus” by the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention! GW’s campus now features sunscreen dispensers, with one located near Ross Hall and another on Kogan Plaza. GW has also committed to keeping indoor tanning devices, a significant cause of skin cancers, off its campus.
Learn2Derm is an organization for medical students with an interest in dermatology. The group started at GW, and its membership now encompasses a number of medical schools from across the DC area. This coming Saturday, May 31, from 2-5 p.m., Learn2Derm will host Healthy Skin for the 2025 Summer at the Pennsylvania Ave. Baptist Church, 3000 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20020. This annual event shares information about common skin issues, introduces residents to dermatologists in their community, and provides free samples of skin products.
If you are interested in dermatology, don’t miss Himmelfarb’s Diversity in Dermatology collection, which brings together e-books and print books that will help you learn to address the needs of populations of every skin tone.
