H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute

2009 Spring Swing Photos & Stats

Spring Swing logo The 2009 Spring Swing – Moffitt’s Sun Safety Tour  – kicked off Feb. 26 at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa. The tour, a partnership between Moffitt Cancer Center and the Tampa Bay Rays, offered free skin cancer screenings at specified baseball Spring Training venues throughout the month of March 2009. Here are some photos from the tour.

 

2009 Spring Swing: 695 Total Screenings


  • 17.1 percent, or 119, of the 695 people screened had suspected cancerous lesions, including three melanomas
  • 42 percent, or 292, of the 695 people screened had suspected pre-cancerous lesions

 

Tampa – February 26

Location: Steinbrenner Field
Screenings: 121

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Charlotte County – March 1

Location: Charlotte Sports Park
Screenings: 124

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Fort Myers – March 8

Location: City of Palms Park
Screenings: 150

 

Spring Swing 2009 Sarasota
Sarasota – March 14

Location: Ed Smith Stadium
Screenings: 91

 

 

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Fort Lauderdale – March 21

Location: Fort Lauderdale Stadium
Screenings: 77

 

Port St. Lucie – March 22

Location: Tradition Field
Screenings: 132

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