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Scripps Cancer Center Provides Free Skin Screenings to Ocean Lifeguards

Outreach is part of Scripps Health's community benefit program

Stephen Carpowich, Neighbor
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Pictured from left: Hugh Greenway, MD (Scripps); Lt. Trevor Spence, Imperial Beach; Capt. Jason Lindquist, Imperial Beach; Nathanael Hathaway, MD (Scripps), Hannah Berman, MD (Scripps); Dylan Badin, MD (Scripps); and Meera Shah, PA (Scripps).
Pictured from left: Hugh Greenway, MD (Scripps); Lt. Trevor Spence, Imperial Beach; Capt. Jason Lindquist, Imperial Beach; Nathanael Hathaway, MD (Scripps), Hannah Berman, MD (Scripps); Dylan Badin, MD (Scripps); and Meera Shah, PA (Scripps). (Scripps Cancer Center)

Doctors from Scripps Cancer Center recently provided free skin cancer screenings to ocean lifeguards from Coronado, Silver Strand State Beach and Imperial Beach. The event was held Aug. 20 at the Dempsey Center in Imperial Beach.

Scripps has provided free skin screenings to lifeguards and other first responders across San Diego County for more than 25 years, as part of its community benefit program to support the region’s overall health and well-being. Lifeguards spend a great deal of their time outdoors, putting them at higher risk for skin cancer. Summer is a good time to check for skin abnormalities that may be cancerous, or may lead to skin cancers.

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