Daughter of Former Royal's Great Paul Splittorff Talks Melanoma

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The Kansas City Royals along with The University of Kansas Hospital hosted Play Sun Smart Day at Kauffman Stadium. 

Skin cancer is a lifestyle disease, affecting the young, old and everyone in between. One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. 

Dr. Josh Mammen with The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Jennifer Splittorff, daughter of Royals Hall-of-Famer Paul Splittorff, and Grant Bowerman, who has battled Melanoma for 3 years, discuss the importance of skin cancer and melanoma awareness, prevention, and screenings.