INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (April 24, 2012)— IZOD Indy Car Series driver Katherine Legge (pronounced: leg) has joined The Skin Cancer Foundation’s Team SCF campaign, an effort to promote sun safe behaviors among active people.
Skin cancer is primarily a lifestyle disease, which is why The Skin Cancer Foundation emphasizes public awareness and education campaigns. Team SCF was developed after a variety of professional athletes approached the Foundation with the common goal of raising skin cancer awareness.
“I am happy and honored to represent The Skin Cancer Foundation and I want to make a difference,” said Legge. “If only one person gets this message and it prevents them from getting skin cancer, it will have been time well spent.”
After having a suspicious mole removed from her leg as a child, Legge committed herself to leading a sun-safe lifestyle.
The UK-native has joined a team of athletes from a variety of outdoor fields to share one common mission: skin cancer prevention. Fellow Team SCF members include PGA Tour golfer Brian Davis, bass angler Preston Clark, professional snowboarder Shayne Pospisil, top-ranked surfer Mick Fanning and U.S. Women’s Soccer Olympic Gold-medalists Christie Rampone and Lindsey Tarpley.
May is Skin Cancer Awareness month, which is also IndyCar’s most exciting month for racing. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in the course of a lifetime due to overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation. For more information, please visit www.SkinCancer.org.
About Katherine Legge
UK-born Katherine Legge is competing in the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series after three seasons in the European-based DTM series, one of the world’s most highly regarded touring car series. Katherine is resuming her elite-level racing career after having achieved her greatest success to date in North American open-wheel racing when she won three races during her rookie season in the Toyota Atlantic Championship in 2005, becoming the first woman to win a major open-wheel race in North America. Before coming to the U.S. for the first time in 2004, Legge built an impressive portfolio of success in many ultra-competitive European open-wheel series.
About The Skin Cancer Foundation
The Skin Cancer Foundation is the only global organization solely devoted to the prevention, early detection and treatment of skin cancer. The mission of the Foundation is to decrease the incidence of skin cancer through public and professional education and research. For more information, visit www.SkinCancer.org.
CONTACT: Gene Cottingham (317) 731-6394, Gene@Grand-Solutions.net