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Blogs by Victoria Kopec

Victoria is Senior Director of Digital Strategy, heading up The Skin Cancer Foundation's content strategy for the website, blog and social media. She has decades of experience writing and editing content related to health care, chronic and communicable diseases, global health, cancer and cancer research. Victoria has worked on website launches and digital content creation and strategy for Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Cycle for Survival and Fred's Team fundraising programs, AmeriCares global health and emergency response programs, DKMS bone marrow donor center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.

Your September Update: Make Skin Health a Priority

With autumn fast approaching, we’re here to remind you that you should always protect your skin from UV rays. Each time your skin is exposed to the sun without protection, it adds to the damage that results in premature aging and skin cancer.

Your Summer Sun Safety Month Update

Dress to protect! Sun-protective (UPF) clothing is the most effective way to keep UV rays at bay, during Summer Sun Safety Month and every month of the year. Clothing is also the simplest way to stay sun safe; unlike sunscreen, you never need to reapply.

Your July Update: Don’t Get Burned! ☀️

Summertime is the best time to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. Be sure to bring your sunscreen to protect your skin from sun damage that causes skin aging and can lead to skin cancers.

Your June Update: Know About Sunscreen!

Summertime is the best time to get outside and enjoy the beautiful weather. Be sure to bring your sunscreen to protect your skin from sun damage that causes skin aging and can lead to skin cancers.

Skin Cancer Is Personal

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the world. But it affects each individual in unique and personal ways. Hear from survivors, who are sharing their stories.

Driving Detection to Save More Lives in 2025 and Beyond

Year after year, mile after mile, The Skin Cancer Foundation’s mobile free screening and education program, Destination Healthy Skin (DHS), has built a lifesaving legacy of bringing dermatologists to people in communities around the country, touching countless lives along the way.

How We Saved Destination Healthy Skin

In 2024, The Skin Cancer Foundation’s top priority was keeping our mobile skin cancer screening and education program, Destination Healthy Skin (DHS), on the road for years to come. This meant replacing our 14-year-old RV, which had reached the end of its life, with a new, fully customized model that could serve the public for a decade or more.

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