FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and all hands are on deck at Fargo Center for Dermatology. For the past 16 years, the dermatology clinic has offered a free skin consultation service on May 1st. Students from NDSU and dermatologists from the clinic worked to provide consults for the dozens of people who signed up. The…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A new dermatology clinic in West Fargo wants to check you for skin cancer. In recognition of Melanoma Monday and National Skin Cancer Awareness Month, Mosaic Dermatology is offering free screenings on Monday, May 5. Dr. Joanne Montgomery will be providing professional skin evaluations from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. The clinic is located at…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — With the summer months upon us, that means more sunshine and time spent outside. But while there is fun to be had outdoors, it is important to protect your skin from skin cancer. According to the Minnesota Medical Association, skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer and it can be prevented through…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A taco bar benefit is helping raise funds for a woman diagnosed with melanoma. Family and friends of Carissa Sjolie are hosting the walking taco bar, silent auction and raffle after Sjolie’s diagnosis showed the cancer had spread to her liver, lungs, spleen and brain. The benefit is being held until 10 o’clock tonight at…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –Essentia Health is helping bring awareness to the effects sun damage can have on the skin. As July is UV Safety Awareness Month, medical professionals are stressing the importance of wearing sunblock as well as sun protecting clothing on a daily basis. Medical staff say an ounce of sunscreen is sufficient enough for the whole body, but…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Free skin cancer screenings are being offered at Sanford Dermatology & Laser Clinic in Fargo on Monday May 3. May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Health officials will be looking for signs of melanoma as part of Melanoma Monday. The free event will be from 2:30 to 7:00 p.m. by appointment only. “Being aware of it…
Before you head out to enjoy the warm summer days, make sure you’re not harming your skin. Lots of things are good in moderation. Sunshine is one of them. “In Texas we have a lot of heat, pretty much year round, so I don’t go outside with anything less than a SPF 50 on, coat myself,” Don Buehrer, who’s visiting…
FARGO, N.D. — Staff with Catalyst Medical Center in spent the evening offering free skin cancer screenings. The center recommends that people bring their whole family to get checked. They’ve been offering free screenings twice a year for three years, and say they’ve had many success stories from people getting detected early. If they do find any suspicious areas on your…
HEALTH MATTERS–May is melanoma awareness month. It’s the deadliest of skin cancers. School is almost out, which means there’s more time to be out in the sun and more dangers for your skin. But summer isn’t the only time to be concerned. Doctors recommend protecting yourself from the sun whenever you’re outside. “Most of the melanoma is from ultraviolet radiation exposure,”…
