2017 ‘War on Skin Cancer Event’ aims to better understand why family matters with a melanoma diagnosis

Complete a family tree to reveal risk for melanoma; ask experts skin-related questions; view a moving photo display of melanoma patient scars, stories

By Amanda Gibbs May 15, 2017 Portland, Ore.

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Sancy Leachman, M.D., Ph.D., performs a skin check.

Sancy Leachman, M.D., Ph.D., performs a skin check on an OHSU patient in 2015. (OHSU/Fritz Liedtke)

War on Skin Cancer 2016

Donning “war” gear in the fight against skin cancer, Sancy Leachman, M.D., speaks to participants at the 2016 War on Skin Cancer Event in Portland, May 21, 2016. (OHSU/Patrick Kinghorn)

War on Skin Cancer Event Flyer

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Third-year OHSU resident Kelly Griffith-Bauer, M.D., examines a patient. (OHSU/Patrick Kinghorn)

War on Skin Cancer 2016

The 2016 War on Skin Cancer Event, held at the Collaborative Life Sciences Building in Portland, May 21, 2016. (OHSU/Patrick Kinghorn)

Dr. Sancy Leachman

Dr. Sancy Leachman, at an OHSU clinic in 2015. (OHSU/Fritz Liedtke)