Understanding Skin Cancer

On The Point, we talk about skin cancer and how we can best protect ourselves from the sun’s damaging rays. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. It's estimated that one American dies every hour from melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. The latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows new cases of Melanoma in Massachusetts are 26 percent higher than the national average, and Nantucket County has one of the top 5 rates of new melanoma diagnoses among counties nationwide, 146 percent above the national average. Joining Mindy Todd in the studio to discuss skin heath is Dr. Peter Hopewood, surgeon at Cape Cod Healthcare.