Every Survivor Has a Story

Life is different in the age of COVID-19, but skin cancer is the same devastating disease, no matter the crisis. One in five Americans develop skin cancer, and two people die every hour as a result of it.

As we head into the holiday season, we want to shine a bright light on some skin cancer warriors who have battled the world’s most common cancer and prevailed. Every survivor has a unique and compelling story to tell, but when the battle is over, the goals are the same – to educate as many people as possible about the dangers of skin cancer and ways to prevent it from happening in the first place.

We are grateful to all for sharing and amplifying our message that early detection and daily sun protection do indeed save lives.

True Stories

• “You Are My Bucket List”
  One woman’s journey from melanoma diagnosis to motherhood.

• A Hole in My Head
  A senior director at The Skin Cancer Foundation shares her multiple battles with basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.

• Is Basal Cell Carcinoma Serious? Let’s Ask Hugh Jackman.
  Actor Hugh Jackman shares photos and video about his many skin cancer surgeries.

• Finding Her Footing
  Witney Carson’s melanoma diagnosis came at the worst time and on the worst possible spot for a dancer: her foot.

• I Had Melanoma at 25
  This olive-skinned young woman received a startling melanoma diagnosis that she attributes to indoor tanning as a teen.

COVID-19 & Skin Health Video Series

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to unfold, we’ve heard from skin cancer patients who are worried about canceled and postponed appointments or surgeries. To provide you with guidance and answers from the experts, our dermatologists have put together a COVID-19 & Skin Health educational video series. Watch here.

Amazon Prime Days: October 13-14.

You Shop, Amazon Gives

During Amazon Prime Days on October 13-14 and throughout the holiday season, Amazon Smile is a simple, automatic way for you to support The Skin Cancer Foundation every time you shop, at no cost to you! 

Shop using our custom link and select The Skin Cancer Foundation as your charity of choice. You'll find the exact same prices and vast selection of products as when you visit Amazon.com.


The best part? AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to support The Skin Cancer Foundation’s lifesaving programs. No fees, no extra costs.

With more than 5 million skin cancers diagnosed every year and more than two people dying of the disease every hour, we still have much more work to do, and we couldn’t do it without you!

Unite to Fight Skin Cancer Campaign

Now more than ever before, skin cancer patients and their families are turning to The Skin Cancer Foundation for support and we won’t let them down. At the same time, the pandemic has created a funding shortfall that threatens to shut down our programs at a time when patients need them most.

You can help. Our Unite to Fight Skin Cancer Campaign is a way for us to join together to save and improve lives by raising funds for free skin cancer screenings, patient and professional education and research.

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