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Lake Charles, LA - Skin Cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States. Each year nearly one million Americans learn they have it. Fortunately, if caught early, it can be one of the most curable of all cancers.
The CHRISTUS St. Patrick Hospital Regional Cancer Center will be hosting a free skin cancer screening on the evening of May 5, 2010 at the Regional Cancer Center, located on the corners of Foster and Lilleon Streets.
The screenings will be conducted by Maureen Kaough, M.D., Maureen Olivier, M.D., Steve Springer, M.D., John Stubblefield, M.D., and Charles McLemore, NP. Registration is necessary and appointments are limited. For more information or to register for this important screening, call 491-7577.
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