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Welcome The Fight Melanoma Golf Tournament is hosted by the Skin Cancer Institute at the University of Arizona Cancer Center. The goals for this event are to increase awareness about the impact of melanoma in our community, and to raise funds for programs to help prevent and cure melanoma and other skin cancers. We acknowledge and thank our community sponsors. Thank you also to the volunteers helping us to put on this event. Without the support of the sponsors and volunteers, we could not do what we do. We appreciate their support of the Skin Cancer Institute. Finally, thank you for coming today. It is your support and courage that reminds us all of why we do what we do. Enjoy the day! Clara Curiel, MD & Robin B. Harris, PhD, MPH Co-Directors, Arizona Skin Cancer Institute
Event Schedule 7:00 - 8:30 am Registration opens 8:30 - 8:40 am Announcements 8:40 am - 1:00 pm Golf Tournament 1:00 pm Lunch buffet opens 1:30 pm Introduction to the SCI 1:35 pm Dr. Mohammad Fazel presents: “Melanoma in ArizonaThe Changes We Can Make” 2:00pm Awards ceremony and raffle winners
OUR MISSION:
TO PREVENT AND CURE SKIN CANCER The Skin Cancer Institute unites the University of Arizona Cancer Center’s many skin cancer prevention activities, bringing together research, clinical care, education, and community outreach.
We seek to:
• Increase public awareness for behavior changes about sun safety and skin cancer detection. • Provide education and training for skin cancer patients, high-risk individuals, students and providers. • Improve patient care through increased access and referral to dermatology clinic resources. • Increase knowledge of the origins, prevention and treatment of skin cancer through research. Researchers at the Skin Cancer Institute are working hard to answers questions about skin cancer. The Skin Cancer Institute is also working to educate the next generation about skin cancer and how to avoid it.
DID YOU KNOW… • The Skin Cancer Institute has been open for 17 years. • In 2013, Project Students Are Sun Safe (SASS) opened as a class offered at the University of Arizona. • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, it can take just a few minutes for UV rays to damage your skin, but the effects may not be visible for up to 12 hours. • Americans tend to have more sun damage on the left side of their face than the right, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. This is due to UV exposure while driving, even with the windows closed, since UV rays can pass through glass. • In 2009, the SCI won the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) Gold Triangle award for our work to further the understanding of skin cancer and encourage healthy behaviors. • The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified UV radiation from tanning beds as a Class I carcinogen, in the same category as nicotine. • Skin cancers are often first detected by patients. Do a complete self-examination of your skin every month. If you notice anything suspicious, see a dermatologist right away.
ANYONE CAN GET MELANOMA • TWO people die every hour of skin cancer in the U.S. • Melanoma rates are still on the rise in the U.S. • The 5-year survival rate for melanoma is over 99% when caught early. Protection and early detection are the key!
JOIN THE FIGHT: • Fund research » Support our seed grant program to help scientists explore new ideas. • Volunteer » Become a Community Ambassador for Sun Safety.* • Protect Your Skin » Purchase a sunscreen dispenser.* • Support our community outreach efforts » Project SASS (Student Are Sun Safe) is spreading the sun safe message. • Join the Skin cancer Prevention Friends (SPF)* » Help us continue our mission to prevent and cure skin cancer!
For more information on how to get involved, visit:
AZSKINCANCERINTITUTE.ORG
*See next page for details
Prevention Programs
BECOME A COMMUNITY AMBASSADOR FOR SUN SAFETY Join the Skin Cancer Institute in our mission to prevent and cure skin cancer. This program will provide information in sun safety and skin cancer facts, and train you to reach others in the community with the messages you have learned. If you are interested in being part of this pilot project, or if you are interested in a sun safe presentation for your school, please contact the program coordinator, Dylan Miller: dylanmiller@arizona.edu
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS PRESENTING SPONSOR: $5,000+
Desert Toyota
ASSOCIATE SPONSOR: $2,500-$4,999
BCBSAZ Foundation for Community and Health Advancement SUPPORTING SPONSORS: $1,200-$2,499
Castle Biosciences Long Realty Cares Foundation CONTRIBUTING SPONSOR: $600-$1,199
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THANK YOU TO OUR IN-KIND SUPPORTERS:
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THANK YOU TO OUR AMAZING VOLUNTEERS!
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David Alberts 1939-2023
Dr. Alberts co-founded the Skin Cancer Institute (SCI) in 2006 with the ultimate mission to prevent and cure skin cancer. We will continue to honor his life and his work by striving to better prevent, detect, and cure skin cancer
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR FACULTY AND STAFF: Ivo Abraham, PhD, RN Audrey Baker, MD *Clara Curiel, MD Abhijit Date, PhD *Leslie Dennis, PhD *Sally Dickinson, PhD Jason DuPont, MD Jennifer Erdrich, MD, MPH Mohammad Fazel, MD *Robin Harris, PhD, MPH Karen Hastings, MD, PhD Charles Hsu, MD, PhD Dongkyun Kang, PhD Jeff Krase, MD
*Lois Loescher, PhD, RN Jill Mausert, RN Dylan Miller, MPH Kathleen Molinar, MS Aparna Nallagangula, MD Lisa Quale Jared Robbins, MD Meghan Skiba, PhD, MS, MPH, RDN *Delaney Stratton, DNP, PhD Rebecca Thiede, MD Annette Velasquez, RN James Warneke, MD Margaret Wat, MD, PhD *Georg Wondrak, PhD
*SCI Executive members
WWW.AZSKINCANCERINSTITUTE.ORG 1-888-724-2749 contactsci@uacc.arizona.edu