Free Skin Cancer Screening at WFUBMC WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. –
Dermatologists from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical
Center and the community will conduct a free skin cancer
screening from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 18 at the
Medical Center’s dermatology clinic, ninth floor, Richard
Janeway Clinical Sciences Tower. Participants may receive a spot
check or a full-body examination for skin cancer and ask
questions about skin care products to protect them from
overexposure to the sun. Free pamphlets will be given to all
that attend. “Skin cancer can be cured if detected early and
that is why we encourage yearly skin screenings,” said Phillip
M. Williford, M.D., associate professor of dermatology and
director of dermatologic surgery at Wake Forest Baptist.
“Overexposure to the sun and tanning beds are two of the biggest
risk factors for developing skin cancer.” According to the
American Academy of Dermatology, skin cancer is the most common
form of cancer in the United States, with about one million n