Almirall US is supporting The Skin Cancer Foundation’s mobile skin cancer screening program, Destination Healthy Skin. The Destination Healthy Skin RV travels to cities across the US, where local volunteer dermatologists provide free full-body skin cancer screenings in private exam rooms aboard the RV.

It’s estimated that one in five Americans will develop skin cancer by the age of 70. When skin cancers are found and removed early, they are almost always curable. The estimated five-year survival rate for patients whose melanoma is detected early is about 99 percent in the US. That is why The Skin Cancer Foundation recommends that everyone visit a dermatologist at least once a year for a professional skin exam, in addition to practicing monthly head-to-toe self-exams.

Dermatologists participating in the Destination Healthy Skin program screen patients for suspected melanomas, nonmelanoma skin cancers, and skin precancers, including actinic keratoses.

“Early diagnosis and treatment of actinic keratosis (AK) is critical, since those who already have an AK are likely to develop more actinic keratoses in the future,” says Deborah S. Sarnoff, MD, president of The Skin Cancer Foundation, in a news release. “This puts patients at higher risk for skin cancer, since AKs can develop into squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), a common and sometimes invasive form of the disease.”

“The Skin Cancer Foundation’s mobile screening program is an effective way to reach thousands of individuals,” adds Pablo Alvarez, President and GM of Almirall US. “Since inception, the program has provided more than 25,000 free cancer screenings and identified more than 10,000 potential skin cancers and precancers, including 440 suspected melanomas. Almirall is proud to support the program and help make skin cancer screenings more accessible.”

A list of events is available at DestinationHealthySkin.org.

To help reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread, masks are always required inside the RV. Participants who do not have a mask will be provided with one. Hand sanitizer is available and social distancing is encouraged. High touch surfaces inside the RV are sanitized routinely.