(Galesburg, IL) -  More than 30 skin cancer screening participants of Thursday evening’s Healthy Woman event were found to have had basal cell skin cancers.  One participant was diagnosed with a life threatening form of skin cancer, melanoma, and the most serious type of skin cancer.

Galesburg physicians, Mark Davis, M.D., FACS, board certified in general surgery and R. Sherwin Parungao, MD, board eligible in general surgery, of Surgical Clinics, Ltd., and John W. McClean, MD, board certified in hematology/oncology of Medical Surgical Specialists, Ltd., sponsored the complimentary event, lectured on the topic and conducted the screenings as part of the Healthy Woman program at Galesburg Cottage Hospital. Galesburg Cottage Hospital nurses were also on hand for the private screenings, as well. Over 100 area women participated in the screening event.

The Galesburg Cottage Hospital annual Healthy Woman program is made possible by Platinum Sponsors, Yemm Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick, Pontiac, GMC, Chrysler, Jeep, 105.3 K-FM and GateHouse Media.

Next month’s event on Bone Health, features a complimentary Pilates instruction session. Healthy Woman is a free membership program featuring monthly health seminars and is available to all women wanting to join by calling Eileen Inness, Director of Marketing, Public Relations and Healthy Woman, Galesburg Cottage Hospital, 309-345-4563 or by logging on to the hospital’s website, cottagehospital.com and following the Healthy Woman links.