‘A tan is not worth dying for’; Jenny shares her melanoma journey
Source: Geelong Independent, March 2024
Geelong’s Jenny Thulborn, 60, first discovered she had melanoma 30 years ago after the birth of her second child. Now cancer-free, she will participate in the Melanoma Institute Australia’s Geelong Melanoma March on March 3. She speaks with Jena Carr about her journey through many health scares and surviving stage four melanoma.
As a young girl growing up in Victoria, Jenny Thulborn was chasing the sun and using tanning beds to try and get the perfect tan.
But 30 years ago, when Jenny was 30 and going through the pregnancy of her second child, she spotted a dark and funny-looking mole between her shoulder blades.