PHILADELPHIA (August 11, 2015) – Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Top Docs and fellows will provide free rapid skin cancer screening via the Mobile Screening Unit at the 2015 Miles for Melanoma Philadelphia on Sunday, August 16, 2015.
The screenings will be available from 7:00 am until 9:00 am. Individuals seeking a full body exam will be seen on the Mobile Screening Unit to ensure privacy; all other spot check examinations will be viewed within the Fox Chase tent. The unit, supported by the Flyers Wives Charities enables us to reach communities throughout the Greater Philadelphia region, according to Evelyn González, senior director of community outreach for Fox Chase.
Faculty and staff, volunteers, patients, survivors, and their families will come together as members of the Fox Chase Cancer Center team at the 2015 Miles for Melanoma Philadelphia. This family-friendly 5k run/walk, which will take place at the Philadelphia Zoo, helps raise funds to support research, education and advocacy for melanoma through the Melanoma Research Foundation. The 5k run/walk starts at 8:00 am. If you join the Fox Chase team, you will receive a free t-shirt.
“Fox Chase has decided to take part in Miles for Melanoma Philadelphia to support the Melanoma Research Foundation’s efforts to find effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma,” said Jeffrey M. Farma, MD, associate professor of surgical oncology, co-director cutaneous oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center. “We at Fox Chase are so proud to join with others to take part in this important effort.”
“We are pleased that Fox Chase is supporting the Melanoma Research Foundation’s efforts to raise funds to fuel additional research for new and better treatment options,” said Tim Turnham, executive director of Melanoma Research Foundation. “Melanoma is the most common form of skin cancer, and education is important to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of melanoma.”
For more information about the Miles for Melanoma Philadelphia, to register to join the Fox Chase team on race day, or to make a donation, visit http://events.melanoma.org/2015mfmphilly and search for the Fox Chase team.
The Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) is the largest independent organization devoted to melanoma. Committed to the support of medical research in finding effective treatments and eventually a cure for melanoma, the MRF also educates patients and physicians about prevention, diagnosis and the treatment of melanoma. The MRF is an active advocate for the melanoma community, helping to raise awareness of this disease and the need for a cure. The MRF’s website is the premier source for melanoma information seekers. More information is available at www.melanoma.org. Find the MRF on Facebook and Twitter.