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Wednesday, May 2, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Detect skin cancer early
As part of a campaign to
encourage early detection and
prevention of skin cancer, St.
Charles Cancer Center, the
OHSU Knight Cancer Institute,
Central Oregon Dermatology
and Deschutes Dermatology
Center are offering education
and free screenings Saturday,
May 5, from 9 a.m. to noon.
More than 3 million skin
cancers including melanoma,
basal cell carcinoma and squa-
mous cell carcinoma are diag-
nosed annually in the United
States. Contributing factors
can include elevation, abundant
sunshine, outdoor recreation
and tanning. But while skin can-
cer is the most common form of
cancer in the United States, it’s
also the most preventable.
Everyone should follow sun
safe practices, which include
wearing clothing that protects
your skin from the sun, avoid-
ing the sun from 10 a.m. to 2
p.m. when the sun is strongest,
using at least SFP 15 sunscreen
and applying it every two hours.
Some people are at higher
risk for skin cancer. They are
those with light hair, skin and
eye color, a history of severe
sunburns, 50+ moles or a his-
tory of skin cancer. Others
may have genetic factors that
increase risk. These individu-
als should get total body skin
exams at least annually and
possibly more frequently.
“Our ‘War on Melanoma™’
event is focused on help-
ing individuals understand
whether they have risk fac-
tors for melanoma and if that
might necessitate earlier and
more frequent screening,” said
Dr. Linyee Chang, a radiation
oncologist and medical director
of St. Charles Cancer Center.
“Through our partnership with
the OHSU Knight Cancer
Institute, Central Oregonians
will also have the opportunity
to register for the Melanoma
Community Registry, a research
project where those enrolled
can join studies, hear about edu-
cational events and other com-
munity activities. The overall
goal is to reduce mortality in
the state by 50 percent.”
Local healthcare providers
will also have an opportunity to
learn how to use MoleMapper,
a free cellphone app available
that allows users to photograph
and map moles to zones on
the body and monitor changes
over time. Users can also share
their de-identified data with
researchers to better under-
stand the development and
identification of melanoma.
“We are thrilled to have our
partners in Bend joining the
War on Melanoma™,” said
Dr. Sancy Leachman, director
of the OHSU Knight Cancer
Institute’s Melanoma Research
Program and chair of the
Department of Dermatology in
the OHSU School of Medicine.
“In order to make an impact on
skin cancer rates in Oregon, we
need people across the state to
join us in our education and
prevention efforts.”
The War on Melanoma™,
including the free skin cancer
screenings, will be held at the
St. Charles Cancer Center at
2500 NE Neff Road in Bend.
Appointments can be made at
http://bit.ly/StCharlesCancer
ScreeningTix. The event is free
and open to both insured and
uninsured residents of Central
Oregon.
“This event wouldn’t be
possible without the leadership
and collaboration of not only
OHSU, but also our local der-
matology providers,” Chang
said. “Drs. Leslie Carter and
Mark Hall have been instru-
mental in this effort, and we
thank them for giving their time
to provide skin cancer screen-
ings to our community.”
Fifth annual run
set to ‘Crush Cancer’
Central Oregon busi-
nesses and the commu-
nity are invited to join the
5th Annual Crush Cancer
5k, 10k, and half mara-
thon hosted by Faith, Hope
and Charity Vineyards in
Terrebonne. The race, held
on June 10, will raise funds
and awareness toward the
efforts researchers are mak-
ing at the Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Research Center to
put an end to cancer.
This year’s race hits close
to home for Faith, Hope and
Charity owners Roger and
Cindy Grossmann, who
were personally affected by
the loss of their daughter-in-
law, Summer Grossmann,
in 2016. Summer, who was
diagnosed with Stage 4 can-
cer at the age of 32, was
given only six months to
live, but made it six more
years. The money this race
raises will contribute to the
work of the Fred Hutchinson
Research team at the Seattle
Cancer Alliance so that
other families may benefit.
“I believe we are get-
ting so close to a livable
treatment and extension of
life,” said Cindy Grossman,
who commended the Fred
Hutchinson Cancer Center.
“The Hutch is doing great
work to beat cancer once
and for all while benefiting
people worldwide. Their
non-stop efforts allowed
us to spend extra time with
Summer, who was able to
spend more time watch-
ing her boys grow, and for
that we are truly grateful.”
The Crush Cancer
Run, previously held each
September, has been moved
to June. The decision was
made after officials had to
cancel the 2017 run due to
poor air quality from area
wildfires.
“We feel trail conditions
will be better and the chance
of fires will be nearly
zero,” said Grossman,
who describes the course
as “the run with a view.”
Participants can choose
from a 5k, 10k, and a half
marathon—a trail that is
completely off-road carving
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