-- Skin of Steel is determined to find a cure for melanoma, but the pandemic created challenges for the Chicago area organization's melanoma tissue collection.
"If you're looking forward and looking for new cures - not just for melanoma, but all cancers - this work is crucial," said Dr. Jeffrey Wayne of Northwestern Medicine. One person dies from melanoma every 54 minutes. The skin cancer is commonly found through a mole that has changed size, shape, or color."Wearing a wide brimmed hat, sunglasses – those are also important things people can do," Wayne said."I've had melanoma 16 times - only one of which has metastasized," he said."What attracted me to Skin of Steel was its goal of opening this tissue bank," he said.
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