Melanoma, the most serious cancer of the skin, is diagnosed in over 76,000 people each year. Prevention is the best defense against the disease.
On June 1, 2015, the 10th Annual Save Your Skin Melanoma Awareness Golf Classic will take place at Carmel Country Club (North Course) in Charlotte. Save Your Skin benefits the Carolinas Melanoma and Immunotherapy Fund at Carolinas HealthCare System’s Levine Cancer Institute. Since its inception, the Save Your Skin Golf Classic has raised over $400,000 to support melanoma research, treatment, and awareness at Levine Cancer Institute.
About The Carolinas Melanoma and Immunotherapy Fund:
Immunotherapy, also called biologic therapy, uses the body’s own defense system to recognize and destroy cancer cells. It has been used to effectively treat melanoma. Since its inception in 1994, the Immunotherapy Program has grown to the point that it treats over 250 new patients each year. Under the leadership of Program Directors Richard L. White, M.D. and Asim Amin, M.D., Ph.D., a team of highly trained physicians, nurses, research clinicians, nutritionists, and counselors provide the highest level of care to these patients. The Carolinas Melanoma and Immunotherapy Fund supports ongoing immunotherapy research, as well as melanoma awareness, outreach, and prevention programs.
Event Schedule:
Registration: 10:00 am – 11:45am
Shotgun Start: Noon
Reception: 5:00 pm
Contributions to the Save Your Skin Melanoma Awareness Golf Classic are
tax-deductible in accordance with IRS regulations. In the event of inclement
weather, one-half of golf packages will be refunded. The reception and
program will proceed as scheduled.
Contact: Merrill Mills
704-355-0933
Merrill.Mills@carolinashealthcare.org
