--- description: Stay informed with our Newsletter. April marks National Cancer Prevention Month—learn about skin cancer detection today. title: "Your April Update: 3 Quick Tips to Detect Skin Cancer Early - The Skin Cancer Foundation" image: https://www.skincancer.org/wp-content/uploads/Screenshot-2024-04-10-at-11.41.13 AM.png --- **Notice:** This content is archived and may be outdated. # **April Newsletter** Vol. 4 | April 2025 April is **National Cancer Prevention and Detection Month, **a great time to step up your  [skin cancer early detection](https://www.skincancer.org/early-detection/) game. Here are some easy ways to start: Set monthly calendar reminders for your  [skin self-exams](https://www.skincancer.org/early-detection/self-exams/) and make an appointment with a dermatologist for your annual skin cancer screening. If you’re not sure how to do a self-exam, we’ve got you covered. Our early detection campaign,  [The Big See®](https://www.skincancer.org/early-detection/the-big-see/), gives you three things to look for: **NEW, CHANGING or, UNUSUAL,** to help simplify the process. Download the  [self-exam guide here.](https://www.skincancer.org/early-detection/self-exams/#do) If you see anything new, changing or unusual** **on your skin, don’t wait. Be sure to get it looked at by a dermatologist as soon as possible. Remember, when found and treated early, skin cancers are highly curable. More early detection education and tips: - What’s that? It could be skin cancer.  [Watch The Big See PSA](https://www.skincancer.org/early-detection/the-big-see/#tbspsa) - [How to Perform a Self-Exam](https://www.skincancer.org/early-detection/self-exams/) - [3 Things to Look for When You’re Looking for Skin Cancer](https://www.skincancer.org/blog/3-things-to-look-for-when-youre-looking-for-skin-cancer/) - [5 Ways to Prepare for Your Annual Skin Exam](https://www.skincancer.org/early-detection/annual-exams/) - [7 Simple Ways Your Phone Can Help You Detect Skin Cancer](https://www.skincancer.org/blog/healthy-skin-in-your-pocket/) **Dr. Sarnoff Says** ![“The best time to start a proactive approach to early detection is now.”](https://www.skincancer.org/wp-content/uploads/Dr.-Sarnoff-Says-April-25-Newsletter.jpg "Dr. Sarnoff Says - April 25 Newsletter") **May Is Skin Cancer Awareness Month!** Are you ready for  [Skin Cancer Awareness Month](https://skincancer.org/may)?  We are excited to educate people around the world throughout May, when skin cancer awareness is at its peak. We hope you’ll join us! Together, we can reach more people and save more lives. You can  [#SharetheFacts](https://www.skincancer.org/get-involved/skin-cancer-awareness-month/toolkit/) about skin cancer by downloading graphics from our  [Skin Cancer Awareness Toolkit](https://www.skincancer.org/get-involved/skin-cancer-awareness-month/toolkit/) during  [Skin Cancer Awareness Month](https://www.skincancer.org/get-involved/skin-cancer-awareness-month/) and all year long. This month’s theme is **#SkinCancerIsPersonal.** Skin cancer may be the world’s most common cancer, but it affects each of us in different ways, physically, emotionally and financially. No two journeys are the same. If you’d like to share your skin cancer story, be sure to tag us @skincancerorg so that we can reshare! You can also  [submit your story](https://www.skincancer.org/get-involved/share-your-story/) on our website, or use our Storyvine app to  [create a video](https://admin.storyvine.com/app_users/sign_up/This-Is-Skin-Cancer). **Thank You to All Who Helped Save DHS!** We’re thrilled to announce that we have reached our  [Save Destination Healthy Skin](https://skincancer.org/savedhs) $500,000 fundraising goal, and have purchased a new RV for our mobile skin cancer screening and education program! From the campaign kickoff at our 2024 Champions for Change Gala, to donor appeals, to individual fundraising campaigns, corporate donations and social media challenges, the Foundation’s entire community of physicians, donors, partners and advocates rallied around Save Destination Healthy Skin. It was a tremendous journey with a truly inspiring end result — saving a program that saves lives. To  [everyone who supported](https://skincancer.org/savedhs) the Save Destination Healthy Skin campaign, WE THANK YOU!  **What’s That? It’s Our New RV!** [Destination Healthy Skin](https://destinationhealthyskin.org/) (DHS), our mobile skin cancer screening and education program, will be back on the road this month! The program kicks off on April 21 in Illinois and will continue through the fall, visiting communities around the United States to provide free skin cancer screenings, educational information and sun protection products.  [Check our schedule](https://www.skincancer.org/early-detection/destination-healthy-skin/schedule/) to see if we will be in your town this year. **April Is National Volunteer Month** During National Volunteer Month and every month of the year, we are grateful to our  [volunteer dermatologists](https://www.skincancer.org/destination-healthy-skin-volunteers/) who make  [Destination Healthy Skin](https://destinationhealthyskin.org/), and all of our education programs, possible. We are also fortunate to have a wonderful  [community of skin cancer warriors](https://www.skincancer.org/blog/thisisskincancer-if-you-have-skin-you-can-get-skin-cancer/#thisisskincancer) and healthy skin champions who volunteer their time to share their stories, amplify our educational messages and spread skin cancer awareness. Every good thing we do is all because of you! **New on the Blog** ![]() [Spotlight on Early Detection](https://www.skincancer.org/blog/early-detection-starts-with-you-part-2/) Three simple words — NEW, CHANGING, UNUSUAL — are at the heart of The Big See® skin cancer education initiative. ![]() [“Early Detection Saved My Life” A Young Mother’s Melanoma Journey](https://www.skincancer.org/blog/early-detection-saved-my-life-a-young-mothers-melanoma-journey/) In 2018, a few months after she became a mother, Leah followed her own mom’s advice and went to the dermatologist for her first professional skin exam. She never imagined that the exam would uncover an aggressive melanoma and ultimately save her life. ![]() [Ask the Expert: What Is That Small Device My Dermatologist Uses?](https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-the-expert-what-is-that-small-device-my-dermatologist-uses/) What’s the purpose of that device with the eyepiece that my dermatologist uses during my skin exam? ![]() [Look Who’s Talking About Early Detection!](https://www.skincancer.org/blog/look-whos-talking-about-early-detection/) From celebrities to social media influencers to dermatologists, here’s a look at who’s joined the conversation about skin cancer early detection. ![]() [Ask the Expert: How Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) Help Skin Cancer?](https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-the-expert-how-will-artificial-intelligence-ai-help-skin-cancer/) AI is making headlines in all fields, including skin cancer. One expert tells us how dermatologists can work with the technology to improve the detection and treatment of skin cancer. **Champions for Change Gala** Wednesday, May 14, 2025 The Ziegfeld Ballroom 6:30 PM EDT The  [Champions for Change Gala](https://skincancer.org/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. **Monthly Giving: Join Our Skin Protection Fund** 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](https://give.skincancer.org/campaign/the-skin-cancer-foundation-skin-protection-fund/c413720). | **Follow us:** | | --- | |
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