One of the most important steps a person can make to raise skin cancer awareness is to be informed. Knowing all there is to know about skin cancer can help you learn all about its causes, effects, and how to be protected. Be updated on the latest research findings and experimental treatments and read informative articles and educational websites. In turn, all this knowledge can help you become more effective in campaigning against skin cancer.
You can also raise skin cancer awareness by checking in with your dermatologist and oncologist. Learn all you can about the disease, ask questions, and ask the doctors to examine you. Maximize your visit by asking a couple of friends to come with you. Doctors also usually have informational pamphlets you can help distribute around the neighborhood.
Another realistic way to raise awareness of skin cancer is to be involved. You can donate any amount to charities and foundations specifically catered on skin cancer awareness, or even be a member of these groups yourself. Participate in events such as marathons, auctions, and bazaars, where all profits go to the funding of skin cancer research. If you are ambitious, you can even create your own support group and charities and go around town informing people of your cause.
You can also combine fun and friends with raising skin cancer awareness by setting up your own fundraising activities. You can bake brownies and cookies, print T-shirts and mugs with “skin cancer support” statements, or even offer a neighborhood car wash. You can team up with local businesses related to skin care and promote the use of sun protection. If you're a student, you can also make a proposal to your own school principal to set up seminars to inform all students of skin cancer prevention and early detection.
If you are an avid Internet user and a member of several social community sites, then use them to your advantage to raise skin cancer awareness. Dedicate several blog posts to informative facts about skin cancer, and help promote your cause and your activities using shout-outs. Make short video promotions on why tanning beds should be used with caution, or even register your own website devoted to raising skin cancer awareness. Making the most out of the available technology can help you reach more people farther than your own town. You can even be of help to someone on the opposite side of the globe.