News: Skin Cancer Screening Peko Park
Lions Free skin Cancer Screening 14th 15th July 2017
Posted: Monday, 19 June 2017
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Statistically Australia has the highest rate of skin
cancer in the world, being four times that of the UK and the USA with 2 in 3
Australians developing skin cancer before the age of 70.
We are also four times more likely to develop skin cancer than any other form
of cancer; over 1,890 Australians die each year from skin cancer, significantly
more than the road toll.
If melanoma is recognized
and treated early, it is almost always curable, but if it is not, the cancer
can advance and spread to other parts of the body, where it becomes hard to
treat and can be fatal. While it is not the most common of the skin
cancers, it causes the most deaths.
A
person’s risk of skin cancer can increase with the following factors:
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5 or more moles present on your arms,
not including freckles
·
A skin cancer or non malignant mole has
been previously removed
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An inflamed sore that doesn’t heal, or a
mole or freckle that changes colour
·
If they have a family history of
melanoma
·
If as a child they had severe blistering
sunburn
·
Skin damage caused by repeated UVR (ultra
violet radiation) exposure
·
An indoor worker who enjoys bursts of
sun at weekends and holidays