Cancer

Spectrum Health Offers Free Skin Cancer Screenings

Spectrum Health plans to hold skin cancer screenings free of charge at four locations throughout West Michigan.

The best way to find skin cancer in its earliest and most treatable stage is by checking your skin regularly and having a dermatologist perform a focused skin cancer screening.

Spectrum Health medical professionals will perform skin cancer screenings at no charge on Tuesday, May 5, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the following locations.

South Pavilion, 80 68th Street SE, Suite 302, Cutlerville

Grand Rapids Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, 1300 Michigan Street NE, Suite 202, Grand Rapids

Spectrum Health Medical Group, 588 East Lakewood Boulevard, Holland

Spectrum Health Medical Group, 2111 12 Mile Road NW, Sparta

Appointments are not required—walk-ins are welcome.

The skin cancer screening is a visual inspection of your uncovered skin and will be completed by a medical professional. No blood work is needed. If a follow-up appointment is recommended, our medical professionals will provide additional education and referral information.

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the world. There are three main types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma. Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer with more than 70,000 men and women newly diagnosed each year.

As the largest cancer care provider in the region, Spectrum Health Regional Cancer Center  cancer specialists deliver individualized care to each patient. They also work as part of multispecialty teams to not just address the physical aspects and treatment strategies, but the emotional well-being of patients and their families.

Spectrum Health is a not-for-profit health system, based in West Michigan, offering a full continuum of care through the Spectrum Health Hospital Group, which is comprised of 12 hospitals, including Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital; 180 ambulatory and service sites; 1,300 physicians and advanced practice providers, which include 1,100 members of the Spectrum Health Medical Group; and Priority Health, a health plan with more than 600,000 members. Spectrum Health is West Michigan’s largest employer, with 22,500 employees. The organization provided $294.6 million in community benefit during its 2014 fiscal year. Spectrum Health is the only health system in Michigan to be named one of the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems® by Truven Health Analytics for 2015. This is the fourth time the organization has received this recognition.