Skin cancer is almost always treatable if found early.
A skin self exam should be conducted every month and
a doctor should perform a yearly skin cancer examination.
Due to a $100,000 production donation from HealthiNation,
a digital health education network, the self exam dvd
walks the non-medical person through the easy steps of
a skin self exam with animated video of the skin.
As Shonda Schilling says, "This
video has everything. It answers the questions and
shows people how to protect themselves and how to take
care of their skin. This is important because we might
think about checking our skin but may not know how
to do it. This just gives an easier way to act on it
and become more aware of skin cancer."
Knowing
all the treatment options for a melanoma diagnosis
is an important step in taking control of your treatment
and your life. The SHADE Foundation of America is working
with EmergingMed to offer you a way to take action – a
free, confidential, personalized service that helps
you understand which emerging treatments may be an
option for you. These treatments are offered through
programs called clinical trials. Clinical trials are
research studies that test how well new medical approaches
work in people with early stage or advanced melanoma.
They have a natural place in your care as doctors strive
to improve current melanoma treatments and search for
new and better ones.
This award winning self exam DVD is the only
one of its kind. For more information or if you
would like a copy of this DVD, contact SHADE at
1-866-41-SHADE.
For those newly diagnosed with skin cancer, SHADE
also offers our book, 101 Questions and Answers
About Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers. Please contact
us at
1-866-41-SHADE to order.
