A survey by Newspoll, commissioned by Melanoma Patients Australia, found that 46 per cent of 1232 people surveyed questioned had never had a professional skin check.
People’s awareness of the deadly cancer had grown, with 98 per cent correctly identifying exposure to the sun as a risk factor, along with solarium and sun bed use 93 per cent, having a family history of melanoma 79 per cent and colour of your skin 76 per cent. Please read the Daily Telegraph article concerning Peter Lynn and his family and the importance of early detection.