Of the 60,000 diagnosed with Melanoma each year, over 8,000 will die from this devastating disease. Our mission is to educate golfers, especially juniors, to the risks of long term exposure to the sun, the importance of sunscreen and the importance of routine skin checks resulting in early detection and prevention.

Educate Yourself About Melanoma

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. If it is recognized and treated early, the treatment options are more promising. But if it is not, the cancer can advance and spread to other parts of the body, where it becomes hard to treat and can be fatal. Melanoma can occur anywhere on the body. It claims the life of one American almost every hour. The National Cancer Institute estimates 68,720 new cases will be diagnosed and 8,650 deaths from melanoma will occur in the United States in 2009.

Melanoma is a malignant tumor that originates in melanocytes, the cells which produce the pigment melanin that colors our skin, hair, and eyes. The majority of melanomas are black or brown. However, some melanomas are skin-colored, pink, red, purple, blue or white. Approximately 5% of melanoma patients present with metastatic disease in the absence of an identifiable primary lesion. The most common presentation for unknown primary melanoma is a lymph node mass.

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