AADA hosts largest Capitol Hill skin cancer check in a decade

On May 15, the AADA hosted its 10th annual Capitol Hill Skin Cancer Check and Health Fair with the Congressional Skin Cancer Caucus. This event was our largest to date, hosting 198 Hill staffers and 11 members of Congress, performing 127 skin checks, and providing 75 Reveal camera image results.

Members of Congress in attendance included Rep. John Joyce, MD, FAAD (R-PA), David Joyce (R-OH), Jen Kiggans (R-VA), Tony Cardenas (D-CA), Marianette Miller Meeks (R-IA), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Robet Aderholt (R-AL), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Kim Schrier (D-WA), and Steve Cohen (D-TN).

The AADA hosts this annual skin cancer check during Skin Cancer Awareness Month for congressional staff to educate policymakers on the importance of annual skin cancer checks and to demonstrate to legislators how critical dermatology is to people’s lives.