The Rising Toll: Understanding the Surge in Skin Cancer Mortality

Описание: Join Dr. Wesley Yu, double board-certified in Dermatology and Mohs micrographic surgery, for a 30-minute webinar hosted by Krista M. Rubin, RN, MS, FNP-BC. Dr. Yu specializes in treating skin cancers—including basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma—using Mohs surgery for the highest cure rates and best cosmetic outcomes.

In this session, he discusses the rising skin cancer rates, key risk factors—including sun exposure in winter and sunny climates—and practical strategies for prevention and early detection.

This webinar explores recent trends in skin cancer mortality and emphasize prevention strategies, including sun safety during winter months and for those who spend time in sunnier climates.

About Our Host: Krista Rubin MS, FNP-BC

Krista M. Rubin, RN, MS, FNP-BC, is Chair of the Melanoma Nursing Initiative (MNI), a nurse practitioner in the Center for Melanoma at Massachusetts General Hospital, and AIM at Skin Cancer’s Ask a Skin Cancer Nurse program. She has been involved in the care of patients with melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers for the past 20+ years. She has extensive expertise in the diagnosis, management and treatment of patients with both early and late-stage skin cancers. She lectures internationally and has authored numerous articles on the topic of skin cancer. Her area of expertise includes immunotherapies, targeted therapies, and symptom management. Krista is a passionate advocate of sun safety and prevention efforts.

In her clinical practice, Krista provides care to patients receiving immunotherapies, targeted therapies, and various investigational agents with a special interest in recognizing and managing immune-related toxicity.

She has consulted, served on numerous planning committees, and has lectured at local, regional, national, and international conferences. She has authored or co-authored numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals on the various aspects of skin cancer treatment and toxicity management.

Krista currently serves as a panel member for the Society of Immunotherapy in Cancer’s (SITC) Cutaneous Melanoma Immunotherapy Guidelines Committee and Cancer Immunotherapy Guidelines Oversight Committee.