You can usually find Dr. Jane Messina in one of two places: behind a microscope, or out screening beachcombers and baseball fans for skin cancer as director of Moffitt's Mole Patrol®.
In both cases, she is putting her passion for saving lives to work, beating melanoma one patient at a time.
Watch her videos below to learn about melanoma information and melanoma prevention so you can protect yourself from the sun's harmful rays and prevent one of the deadliest forms of cancer.
Video List
- Meet Dr. Jane Messina, dermatopathologist.
- What is the role of a skin cancer pathologist?
- Why did you choose to make a career in this field?
- What are the warning signs/symptoms of skin cancer?
- How are stages of skin cancer defined?
- Where do you typically find skin cancer on the body?
- Can you explain the ABCDEs?
- What are common characteristics that you see among patient cases during Tumor Board? Are there certain groups at a higher risk than others?
- Are there any certain groups that are at higher risk than others?
- Can African-Americans, Hispanics or others with darker skin pigments develop melanoma?
- At what age does most sun damage occur? How many sunburns are too many?
- What is the difference between UVA rays and UVB rays? When are we most vulnerable to harmful exposure? What is Moffitt's Mole Patrol? What is Spring Swing? What can people do to prevent melanoma? What do the SPF numbers mean and how should sunscreen be applied? Does waterproof sunscreen offer better protection? What would you tell someone who has just been diagnosed with pre-melanoma? How is Moffitt's approach to cancer treatment unique?
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