Cancer Screening

Sun exposure causes more than 90% of all skin cancers, yet fewer than 33% of adults, adolescents, and children routinely use sun protection. Screening is looking for cancer before a person has any symptoms. This can help find cancer at an early stage. When abnormal tissue or cancer is found early, it may be easier to treat. By the time symptoms appear, cancer may have begun to spread. Preventive skin cancer appointments include full-body mole mapping, where we use a digital device to scan the entire body and keep scans on-file to watch the growth of skin lesions or to have them removed.

Photoaging is premature aging of the skin caused by repeated exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation primarily from the sun, but also from artificial UV sources. This can build up to skin cancer if you ignore best skin care practices.