May Newsletter

Vol. 5 | May 2025

Today marks the first day of Skin Cancer Awareness Month – a time when skin cancer awareness is at its peak.

This month and every month of the year, we’re here for you with everything you need to know about the world’s most common cancer.  Visit our website for accurate, medically reviewed skin cancer information, images and videos. Get started here:

• Just diagnosed? Check our Newly Diagnosed with Skin Cancer page for information and resources.
• Take the quiz: Are You at Risk for Skin Cancer?
• Get facts and stats about the world’s most common cancer.
• Read our Skin Cancer in People of Color page and take the quiz.

Throughout May, you’ll see stories about risk factors, warning signs, prevention and early detection trending everywhere. Join the conversation to raise awareness and save lives!

• #SkinCancerIsPersonal: This year’s awareness campaign focuses on the fact that skin cancer affects each of us in different ways, both physically and emotionally. It’s personal!
• #SharetheFacts: Light up your socials with skin cancer awareness. Need content? Get graphics from our toolkit.
• Share Your Story on our web form or the Storyvine video app.
• Support Our Mission: Help us do more – Donate or Create a Skin Cancer Awareness Month Fundraiser.

Public Safety Warning and New Sun Protection Standards

On May 1, 2025, The Skin Cancer Foundation Photobiology Committee shared a public safety warning regarding the prevalence of sun protection misinformation amid growing skin cancer rates in the U.S. The Photobiology Committee also issued new standards for the Seal of Recommendation earned by products that meet its criteria for safe and effective sun protection against the two types of ultraviolet (UV) radiation that have been directly linked to skin cancer: UVA and UVB. Read the press release.

Our brand-new, fully customized Destination Healthy Skin (DHS) RV hit the road on April 21, traveling to Illinois and Ohio, before heading to New York City for screening events in May. DHS is a program that’s designed to save lives by providing free skin cancer screenings and education to people who need it most. This spring and fall we’re visiting 28 communities around the United States.

Check our schedule for dates and places.
Support the journey.​

The Friday before Memorial Day is designated as #Don’tFryDay, an initiative launched by The National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention to encourage everyone to stay sun safe sun as you kick off the summer. Let’s make Don’t Fry Day every day! Check our Skin Cancer Awareness toolkit for graphics to share!

Quiz: How Much Do You Know About Skin Cancer?

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, affecting more than five million people each year. Take the quiz to test your skin cancer knowledge.

Back to Basics: Understanding the World’s Most Common Cancer

May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, a good time to get back to basics. Here’s a quick refresher on the major types of skin cancer: how they form, what they look like and their prognoses.

Ask the Expert: Best Advice for a First-Time Skin Cancer Diagnosis?

You’ve just been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma. Now what? First, do not panic. You’re not alone, and you’re going to be OK. Skin cancer is very common — more common than all other forms of cancer combined. Here’s advice from our medical expert about what to do next.

Advanced Melanoma Progress Report

If you’re looking for some good news, you can find it in the fight against advanced skin cancers — and melanoma has led the way. Over the past 15 years, metastatic melanoma has gone from a likely death sentence to an often-curable disease.

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
The Ziegfeld Ballroom
6:30 PM EDT

The Champions for Change Gala is The Skin Cancer Foundation’s signature fundraising event, supporting the lifesaving work we do, every day of the year. Tickets are still available. Join us to celebrate hope and progress in the fight against skin cancer.

Join our community of monthly donors and become a member of the Skin Protection Fund (SPF). Your recurring gift will steadily support the lifesaving programs of the Foundation and help us educate the public and the medical community about skin cancer, its prevention by means of sun protection, the need for early detection and prompt, effective treatment. Learn more and donate here.

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