Real melanoma stories from real people, just like you and me ☀️
One study observing 63 women diagnosed with melanoma before age 30 found that 61 of them – that’s 97 percent — used tanning beds.
Tanning beds need to be banned worldwide ☀️
#melanomasurvivors#skincancer
Sun damage may not show today but it will very soon…
and there’s no way to go back.
Nodular melanoma appears as a round, raised lump (dome-shaped nodule) on the surface of the skin that is pink, red, brown or black and feels firm to touch.
#notanisworthdyingfor#stopthetan
UV exposure is responsible for 80% of visible aging signs on your skin.
In addition to fine lines and wrinkles, UV damage causes brown spots and pigment irregularity, as well as broken capillaries and red blotches.
#notanisworthdyingfor#stopthetan#notjustalittlesunkissed
Many men might find putting a bit of sunscreen on or wearing sun protection to not be necessary but men in Australia will have have the highest risk of skin cancer diagnosis compared to women☀️
It only takes 15 minutes of sun exposure for there to be UV damage.
#stopthetan
No tan is worth dying for!
It might not show the damage now but it will soon…
Unfortunately there is no pretty “sunkissed” side to being in the sun without protection.
All photos of melanoma, scars and cuts taken from real skin cancer patients.
#notanisworthdyingfor
#DidYouKnow - Young adults who regularly use tanning beds are 8 times more likely to develop melanoma than people who have never used them? This #AYAware week, read about the affects of tanning through our Truths about Tanning resource - buff.ly/3yDt9Xx
Kim there’s people that are dying🙄
1 person every 6 hours from melanoma in Australia.
Now that The New Sunny Side Up has gone over the basics this week☀️🧴⛱️
Stay tuned for more info and content regarding the severity of skin cancer and melanoma and what that looks like…
Professor Georgina Long, Co recipient of Australia of the Year for her work into melanoma in Australia discusses the risks of tanning and how it will damage young people.
the Daily Aus Podcast 2024, Interviewed by Zara Seidler. ☀️
instagram.com/p/C4CvLL2Sc9G/…
TWO in THREE Australians, will be diagnosed with skin cancer.
that could be you.
“...almost 1 in 3 young Australians (31%) believe it’s fine to suntan at their age.” ☀️
Suntanning is what is causing melanoma and skin cancer amongst young people.
Every tan can kill!
“Most young Australians (74%) believe their risk of getting skin cancer is unlikely.”
When in reality…
“Skin cancers are one of the most common types of cancer in Australia” (Department of Health and aged care, January 2024 report)
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