03/11/2019
When was the last time you had a Skin check??
Some Melanoma statistics from the Melanoma Institute Australia -
In 2019, it is expected that there will be 15,229 diagnoses of melanoma of the skin - close to one diagnosis every half hour
• Melanoma is the third most common cancer in Australian men, after prostate and colorectal cancer
• Melanoma is the third most common cancer in Australian women, after breast and colorectal cancer
• Melanoma is the most common cancer affecting 15 to 39-year-old Australians
• In 2019, it is predicted that there will be 1,726 deaths from melanoma of the skin - that is one Australian every five hours
https://www.melanoma.org.au/understanding-melanoma/melanoma-facts-and-statistics/