According to the Cancer Council of Australia, skin cancer is the most common type in the country, with around 434,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Around 99% of those are caused by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun.
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John Seccombe had regularly checked his skin and even had small cancers on his face removed, but nothing prepared him for the moment when the right side of his face went numb.