Free skin cancer screening set for June 24

May 26, 2017

Appointments are now being accepted for the annual free skin cancer screening sponsored by Kentucky Cancer Program, Baptist Health Paducah and Lourdes hospital.

Appointments are now being accepted for the annual free skin cancer screening sponsored by Kentucky Cancer Program, Baptist Health Paducah and Lourdes hospital.

It will be from 8 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 24, at the Lourdes Outpatient Surgery Center in the Marshall Nemer Pavilion.

Area dermatologists will volunteer their time to examine and evaluate skin changes. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. 

Appointments are required. To make an appointment, phone the Kentucky Cancer Program at 270.442.1310.