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Southern Gets a “Closer Look” at Workshop

Southern took its 2nd-year SM class to a workshop hosted by the nonprofit LessCancer.org, featuring Caleb Runyon, a SWVCTC NU graduate and currently a dermatology NP, and his LLC, The Closer Look Project.
Speakers from cancer institutes at WVU, VCU, and Utah emphasized the importance of prevention and early detection. Coalfield Health also attended and is partnering with The Closer Look Project to see referrals from cosmetologists for suspicious skin lesions.
Salon workers are in a unique position to detect skin cancers early due to their regular, close-up interactions with clients’ skin, scalp, and nails, which allow them to notice suspicious changes that may be hidden or difficult for clients to see themselves.