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Castle Biosciences Collaborates With the Colorado Melanoma Foundation and Epiphany Dermatology to Provide Free Skin Cancer Screenings Across the Southwest U.S.
FRIENDSWOOD, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Castle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a skin cancer diagnostics company providing personalized genomic information
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[{"type":"text","content":" FRIENDSWOOD, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nCastle Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSTL), a skin cancer diagnostics company providing personalized genomic information to improve cancer treatment decisions, is a national sponsor of the Colorado Melanoma Foundation, a non-profit organization. Castle will collaborate with the Colorado Melanoma Foundation and Epiphany Dermatology to provide free skin cancer screenings and public education through the Sun Bus initiative. The Sun Bus is a mobile skin cancer screening station and sun safety education classroom.\n\nThe Colorado Melanoma Foundation and The Sun Bus, beginning in May, will travel to locations in Texas, Colorado, Arizona and New Mexico, providing free skin cancer checks, as well as educating visitors on ways to prevent skin cancer deaths through free sun safety education sessions.\n\n“The purpose of the 2021 Sun Bus Free Skin Cancer Screening Tour is to help re-engage public attention on skin cancer screening as we come out of the pandemic,” stated Dr. Neil Box, director of the Sun Bus and president of the Colorado Melanoma Foundation. “Most of us have been focused on maintaining social distancing and helping limit the spread of COVID-19, but it is important not to neglect our regular health screenings.”\n\n“May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and it is an important time for us to reiterate our commitment to improving the lives of patients with skin cancer,” said Derek Maetzold, president and chief executive officer of Castle. “Our collaboration with the Colorado Melanoma Foundation and the Sun Bus initiative is intended to help educate the public and encourage early detection and screening. With our suite of dermatologic diagnostic tests, we’re passionate about providing patients with the most accurate and personalized care. And that begins with screenings, awareness and an understanding of the risks of skin cancer.”\n\nTo see when The Sun Bus is in your area, visit https://www.thesunbus.org/calendar-of-events.\n\nAbout the Sun Bus\n\nThe Sun Bus is a mobile clinic that offers a sun safety education experience that hyper-targets select audiences at varying times throughout the year. The program was launched in 2019, attending major community events throughout Colorado with over 700,000 people. Dr. Karen Nern, Medical Director of the Bus, reported that 26,000 people visited the bus ...