Australians unite to walk for melanoma awareness
Source: Hospital Health, November 2022
One Australian is diagnosed with melanoma every 30 minutes. Australians affected by skin cancer are uniting for Jay’s Mission Melanoma Walk — over 300 km from Canberra to Sydney — to promote an important message of awareness: get your skin checked and stay sun safe.
The 10-day walk is led by Jay Allen OAM — a melanoma survivor — and begins on Friday, 25 November with the aim of raising $250,000.
Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world, with approximately two in three Australians diagnosed with skin cancer during their lifetime.