Melanoma Awareness Month
May 1-May 31
Know your skin: Be smart about skin cancer
More people die of melanoma per year in the UK than in Australia. Yet 86% of cases of melanoma are preventable and increasing numbers of people are being diagnosed with melanoma skin cancer, with more than 17,500 new cases each year in the UK.
We want to encourage everyone to be sun-safe and to find out more about sunscreens and skin safety and encourage anyone who has noticed changes in their moles or lesions to contact their GP. Many of these moles or lesions do NOT end up being serious; however, it is always important to be diagnosed early, as early-stage melanomas are generally curable.
For more information, visit the Melanoma Focus website.
