"Play it Safe in the Sun” is a project of the Stan W. Browning Melanoma Cancer Foundation, the Kentucky Cancer Program and the James Graham Brown Cancer Center. Its goal is to promote melanoma and skin cancer awareness.
Stan Browning was devoted to his wife Ann and their three children Gary, Kyle, and Erica. He was also very involved in the tennis and running communities. As a State Farm Insurance Agent, he was a highly respected and successful businessman. At the age of 53, Stan was diagnosed with melanoma, a severe form of skin cancer. Stan and his family fought the disease with the same determination they devoted to everything else. Sadly, after a 2 1/2 -year battle, Stan succumbed to the cancer. In his memory, Stan’s family established the Stan W. Browning Melanoma Cancer Foundation. The mission of this non-profit organization is to increase awareness in our community and schools of the perils of melanoma. By joining forces with the Kentucky Cancer Program and participating healthcare specialists, the foundation hopes to provide support and assistance to melanoma patients and their families, and to promote increased use of preventative measures and early detection.
Those interested in making donations to the non-profit foundation, please send donations to: P.O. Box 5353, Louisville, KY 40255.
Throughout the summer, Stan W. Browning Melanoma Cancer Foundation, the Kentucky Cancer Program and the James Graham Brown Cancer Center will visit local golf and tennis clubs, and various outdoor sporting events to conduct skin cancer/melanoma education sessions. During the various tournaments, “Play it Safe in the Sun” volunteers will hand out FREE sunscreen and skin cancer information to tournament participants and members of the general public. For a complete schedule of “Play it Safe in the Sun” events, please click here.
For more information about the Brown Cancer Center’s multidisciplinary Melanoma Clinic, please click here, and for more information on melanoma clinical trials, please click here. Or if you are interested in making a donation to the Brown Cancer Center for other cancer education and prevention outreach programs, click here.
For more information on the Kentucky Cancer Program and its programs, click here, or call (502) 852-6318.
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