You Can Make a Difference Foundation

09/16/2021

Get your skin checked and stay vigilant!!!

Kassidy Pierson, 27, who documented her battle with melanoma on TikTok, has died of the disease. Find out more here.

06/20/2015

What you need to know to protect your skin....

Now that summer is finally here, we hope you've lined up some serious outdoor fun -- and that those plans include sunscreen. Feel like you could use a refresher course on SPFs? Here it is.

05/31/2015

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05/15/2015

YOU can make a difference!

One of the first things I did when I settled in Atlanta was find a good hair salon. A business colleague recommended a place that was near the office, so I checked it out. I still am a client there...

05/15/2015

PROTECT YOUR SKIN!!!

05/12/2015

Prevention is key!!!! How do you start protecting your skin? Even Huffington Post knows!

Applying sunscreen is a no-brainer. That is, until you realize that the sun's harmful UV rays hit more areas than just your face, arms and legs. Below are six places that you may overlook when appl

05/08/2015

Yesterday, a friend's cousin died from Melanoma. He was 54.

To learn more, check out http://www.ycmad-melanoma.org

05/06/2015

Here's what you, your beauty industry professional, and your dermatologist should look for...(to learn more, check out http://www.ycmad-melanoma.org)

05/03/2015

Thank you to Dr. Eileen Niren of Preston Ridge Dermatology for posting the following:

MAY - MELANOMA AWARENESS MONTH

TOTAL BODY SKIN EXAMS - a technique where we look over the entire body for irregular growths. We are diagnosing more melanomas than ever. My physician assistant and I see 25-30 new melanomas a year, yet 29 years ago when I opened the practice, it was about 6 per year. Early diagnosis can mean CURE.

05/03/2015

Are YOU at risk for Melanoma Skin Cancer? -- Don Shaw

05/02/2015

May is Melanoma Awareness Month

It's the month of May. The weather is getting nicer. You and your friends are flocking to the sunshine. Are you consciously and actively putting on sunscreen? Wearing hats? Sporting sunglasses? As wonderful as the sun feels, remember that its rays can be deadly to your skin.

When you go to your favorite salon to try that new summer hairdo, find out if the salon's professionals have been trained to identify potential melanoma skin cancers. After all, you get your hair done more often than you visit your dermatologist! It doesn't hurt to get all the help you can get to stay vigilant and take care of your skin.

The You Can Make a Difference Foundation is doing what it can to work with beauty industry professionals to identify potential skin cancer melanomas. You can help too by spreading the word and donating today! -- with Don Shaw

05/02/2015

It's May! Melanoma awareness month!!! Visit our website http://www.ycmad-melanoma.org

Make a donation TODAY to fight this horrible skin cancer.

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