With SPOTS Program, SLU Med Students Encourage Skin Cancer Awareness for Young People
Source: News Wise, March 2023
Newswise — ST. LOUIS — New, unusual-looking growths or changing spots on your skin are important indicators that it is time to see a dermatologist, says Sofia Chaudhry, M.D., associate professor of dermatology at Saint Louis University’s School of Medicine.
Adolescence is a high-risk time for sun damage. Just one blistering sunburn as a child or teen can nearly double your chance of melanoma, a serious skin cancer.
Chaudhry is the director of Sun Protection Outreach Teaching by Students (SPOTS), an educational program in which medical students and dermatology faculty teach school children about skin cancer detection and prevention. With early detection, skin cancer is highly treatable.