Captain Cutaneum

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Captain Cutaneum teaches about skin cancer

Captain Cutaneum is a character-superhero created by Phoenix-area dermatopathologist Ruskin R Lines, III, M.D. in 2006. The purpose behind the character is to spread awareness among children of skin health and especially the dangers of excessive sun exposure. Dr. Lines's campaign has been mentioned in local newspapers and in the dermatology journals Skin and Allergy News[1] and Dermatology Times.[2]

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  1. "Superhero derm stresses sun safety" Template:Webarchive, Skin and Allergy News, Vol. 37 No. 6 (June 1, 2006), pp. 1, 28 Retrieved 2013-12-25. Also available here}.
  2. Karen Nash, "Truth, justice and - sun protection: 'Superhero' derm tackles cancer?", Dermatology Times, February 1, 2008.

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