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ASDS/ASDSA Accepts “Call to Action” on Skin Cancer Prevention

September 8, 2015

The American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) announced it actively supports the measures to fight skin cancer set forth in the Skin Cancer Prevention Progress Report that was recently issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Progress Report builds upon last summer’s Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer issued by then Acting (now Deputy) Surgeon General Boris Lushniak, a board-certified dermatologist. His Call to Action sought to establish skin cancer prevention as a national priority while identifying strategies to reverse the trend of rising skin cancer rates. The Call to Action identified five goals designed to combat skin cancer:
ASDS and the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery Association (ASDSA) engage in numerous initiatives that align with these objectives.
Read more at DermWire.

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