The mission of SCOUT is to provide comprehensive education and advocacy for non-melanoma skin cancer throughout the entire journey from clinician to patient and caregiver. We do this by providing access to collaborative support, continuing medical education, clinical guidelines, research updates, and innovative tools.

SCOUT is a not for profit organization that supports the global community of dermatologists, dermatologic/Mohs surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, head and neck and plastic surgeons, epidemiologists, and researchers, who all have a desire to work together to advance the care of non-melanoma skin cancer patients through innovative research and cancer trials.

SCOUT was co-founded by Chrysalyne Schmults, MD, MScE, FAAD, Vice Chair of Surgical Oncology in the Department of Dermatology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Vishal Patel, MD, FAAD, FACMS, Dermatologic Oncologist and Mohs Surgeon Associate Professor, George Washington University. Dr. Vishal continues as CEO and Chairman of the Board and is joined on the board by Emily Ruiz, MD, MPH, Director of the High-Risk Skin Cancer Clinic at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center and Anokhi Jambusaria-Pahlajani MD, MSCE, Section Chief of Adult Dermatology and Director of the High-Risk Skin Cancer Clinic at Ascension Medical Group/The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School.

The non-melanoma skin cancers included in the SCOUT mission are Merkel Cell Carcinoma (MCC), Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (cSCC), Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC), Adnexal Carcinoma, Extramammary Paget’s Disease, Sebaceous Carcinoma and Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.

Designed by leading Dr. Emily Ruiz, Dr. Anokhi Jambusaria-Pahlajani, Dr. Bill Lotter and Dr. Vincent Jeanselme, the riSCC Calculator is a data-driven clinician mobile application designed for risk stratification of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) in clinical settings. Skin Cancer Champions is a private online community for patients, caregivers, and clinicians set to revolutionize the landscape of non-melanoma skin cancer support. The platform fills a crucial void in the battle against non-melanoma skin cancer, a prevalent yet often underestimated disease. Skin Cancer Champions is a safe and compassionate place where patients, their caregivers, and clinicians can ask questions, share experiences, and discover the latest information about treatments, advances, and innovative research. If you have questions, please use the Contact US function on the SCOUT website

Clinicians can access the riSCC application at no charge on the SCOUT website or by searching “riSCC” in the Google Play and Apple Stores. Clinicians will need to create a riSCC Calculator account to use the tool.