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Putnam Hospital Center Plans Free Cancer Screening

CARMEL, N.Y. – Current estimates show that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, according to statistics from the American Academy of Dermatology.

Putnam Hospital Center will host a free skin cancer screening June 17.

Putnam Hospital Center will host a free skin cancer screening June 17.

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Melanoma – the deadliest form of skin cancer – accounts for 50,000 new cases diagnosed each year in the United States. In Putnam County, a 2013 study by the state Department of Health and state Cancer Registry showed that from 2006-10 the incidence of melanoma occurred in an average of 22 people per year.

Detection and diagnosis are critical, as most melanomas can be cured if found early.

To help combat this, Putnam Hospital Center hosts a free skin cancer screening in collaboration with the American Academy of Dermatology’s SPOTme Skin Cancer Screening Program. This year’s screening is from 4:30-8 p.m., Wednesday, June 17, in the hospital’s Wagner Cancer Pavilion, 670 Stoneleigh Ave.

Four dermatologists -- Drs. Salvatore DiGrandi, Andrew Gutterman, Jeffrey Schachne, of the Mount Kisco Medical Group and Cindy Hoffman -- will conduct the screenings.

In accordance with the American Academy of Dermatologists, the physicians performing the free screenings are prohibited from treating the participants. If a suspicious lesion is detected, participants are told of the importance of a follow-up examination. It is their responsibility to arrange for an exam with a dermatologist of their choice.

Registration for the free skin cancer screening is required. To register, please call Sarena Chisick at 845-279-5711, ext. 6263, or email her at schisick@health-quest.org.

 

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