The kick-off event for the Skin Check 10 program of free skin cancer screenings scheduled for today at Narragansett Town Beach has been cancelled because of inclement weather.
Today's screening event will be rescheduled.
The remain skin check dates and locations are:
• Friday, July 14 12:30 p.
U.S. Senator Jack Reed will join staff from the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH), the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island, and Brown Dermatology at Narragansett Town Beach on Friday for the first of seven Skin Check 10 free skin cancer screenings to take place this summer.
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Everyone...
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The event, which...
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"Our comprehensive approach to Lyme disease in...
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According to study authors, including Julia...
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Since...
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Rhode Island'...
