ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays and Moffitt Cancer Center will kick off the third annual Spring Swing-Moffitt's Sun Safety Tour on March 5.
Spring Swing-Moffitt's Sun Safety Tour offers free skin cancer screenings at specified Spring Training venues in Florida in March and April. Screeners will be looking for early signs of skin cancer while promoting sun safety, skin cancer awareness and education.
During the previous two seasons, Spring Swing screened nearly 1,400 people, identifying 783 suspected cancerous lesions or suspected precancerous lesions. Year after year, screeners found a 10 percent increase in suspected skin cancers.
Following is the schedule. Those interested in taking part don't have to worry about missing any game action, as the screenings will begin approximately two hours before game time.
March 5: Steinbrenner Field (Tampa, Fla.), Rays vs. Yankees, game at 1:05 p.m. ET
March 8: Charlotte Sports Park (Charlotte County, Fla.), Pirates vs. Rays, 1:05 p.m.
March 13: Tradition Field (Port St. Lucie, Fla.), Tigers vs. Mets, 1:10 p.m.
March 21: Hammond Stadium (Fort Myers, Fla.), Rays vs. Twins, 1:05 p.m.
March http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100211&content_id=8059980&vkey=news_tb&fext=.jsp&c_id=tb28: Space Coast Stadium (Viera, Fla.), Braves vs. Nationals, 1:05 p.m.
April 2: Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg), Mets vs. Rays, 6:10 p.m.
For more information, visit www.insidemoffitt.com/SpringSwing.
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