Take good care of your skin!
If you are like me and have fair skin, freckles and burn in the sun having it checked yearly is super important.
I make the conscious effort to see it to specialist every 12 months to check my skin.
I recently had my annual skin check and my doctor found a suspicious spot on my back which had to be removed and biopsied.
I was one of the lucky ones! Results came back all clear but at that I was scared and worried that it could be something nasty.
This was the fifth skin spot I have had removed.
If you have never had check of it, I recommend you make the time to make the appointment.
FACT: Skin cancer affects people of all colours, including those with darker skin tones who always tan or rarely burn. What’s more important, people with darker skin tones, it’s often diagnosed too late, making it harder to treat.
FACTS & STATS
- Melanoma of it was the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in Australia in 2017.
- Two in three Australians will be diagnosed with it by the age of 70.
- About 2,000 Australians die from it each year.
- Australia has one of the highest rates of it in the world.
- The most common form of cancer in young Australians is melanoma – the deadliest form of it.
- All of its tones are at risk.
- The sooner it is found, the easier it is to treat.
Checking for SKIN CANCER!
- Get to know of it and if you notice anything unusual, visit your doctor ASAP.
- Any changes including new spots, or changes in shape, colour or size of an existing spot should be checked by your GP or specialist.
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