gina mandernach and rachel dow with the john stoddard cancer center bring this to area schools for the "it's your skin iowa" project. "the dermascan is a tool we can use...not actually a screening...but just a tool to show damage done below the surface of the skin that you can't get back. so this is damage done "which show damage from uv rays." the project started last year with a grant from the iowa cancer consortium. their goal is to get teens to wear sunscreen with s-p-f 30 and avoid tanning beds. "so many teens are tanning, and we're seeing so many cases of melanoma in that age bracket, so it's the second highest cancer that is seen for 15 to 29 year olds." standup@59:46 "19 area schools are participating in the "it's your skin iowa." it's a contest to get students to pledge not to tan." and, whoever gets the most percentage will get $500 for their school to use as they want." norwalk high school won the contest last year and used the "it really opens my view." all while teaching the students to protect their skin. "i think you should be comfortable in your own skin." that was mega

gina mandernach and rachel dow with the john stoddard cancer center bring this to area schools for the "it's your skin iowa" project. @49:06 "the dermascan is a tool we can use...not actually a screening...but just a tool to show damage done below the surface of the skin that you can't get back. so this is damage donenats@36:13 "which show damage from uv rays." the project started last year with a grant from the iowa cancer consortium. their goal is to get teens to and avoid tanning tanning, and we're seeing so many cases of melanoma in that age bracket, so it's the second highest cancer that is seen for 15 to 29 year olds." standup@59:46 "19 area schools are participating in the "it's your skin iowa." it's a contest to get students to pledge not to tan." @55:20 and, whoever gets the most percentage will get $500 for their school to use as they want." norwalk high school won the contest last year and used the money for post prom activities. @38:03 "it really opens my view." all while teaching the students to protect their skin. @30:07 "i think you should be comfortable in your own skin