Early detection is key - get your skin checked at our Melanoma Monday free screening event! This event is a partnership between DKH Dermatology and the Hale YMCA Youth and Family Center.

Join us to get more information about skin health, sun safety, self-exams, and more. When detected early, skin cancer including melanoma is highly treatable.

Screenings will be provided by Ashley Schaefer, DCNP, and Johnathan Moore, PA from DKMG Dermatology

Details

Monday, May 5, 2025 | 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
*Screening event will be closed from 11:30 am - noon for lunch

• No insurance required
• This event is first come, first serve
• There is no registration ahead of time, however, there may be a short wait

Location

Hale YMCA
9 Technology Park Drive | Putnam, CT 06260

How common is melanoma?

The American Cancer Society’s estimates for melanoma in the United States for 2025 are:

• About 104,960 new melanomas will be diagnosed (about 60,550 in men and 44,410 in women).
• About 8,430 people are expected to die of melanoma (about 5,470 men and 2,960 women).

According to the American Cancer Society...

• Cancer of the skin is by far the most common of all cancers in the United States.
• Melanoma accounts for only about 1% of skin cancers but causes a large majority of skin cancer deaths.
• The 5-year survival rate of melanoma (when detected early and still early stage) is 90%.
• Once melanoma spreads to distant parts of the body, such as the lungs, liver, skin, or lymph nodes in other parts of the body, the 5-year survival rate decreases to 35%.