Friday, April 1, 2011

ATR Health and Fitness Expo

Dr. Carlo Contreras (right), assistant professor of surgery at USA, gives a free skin cancer screening to a runner during the Azalea Trail Run Health and Fitness Expo on March 26.

The University of South Alabama’s SPF 90 Team provided skin cancer screenings at the Azalea Trail Run Health and Fitness Expo on March 26, 2011.

The SPF 90 Team highlights the importance of early detection of skin cancer. The acronym SPF 90 represents Skin Protection Force, with 90 representing the percentage of skin cancer that is curable with early detection.

Members of the SPF 90 Team included Dr. Carlo Contreras, assistant professor of surgery at USA; USA physicians with the department of surgery; and Mona Hagmaier, a physician assistant with a special interest in skin conditions.