Why Get Involved

SKIN CANCER - THE FACTS

• Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the UK.
• Rates of the disease are rising faster than any other
  cancer and have quadrupled over the last 30 years.
• More people die from skin cancer in the UK than Australia.
• Malignant melanoma - the deadliest form of the disease - is
  one of the most common forms of cancer amongst young
  adults aged 15-34.
• Seven people die every day of skin cancer in the UK.
• Experts estimate that by 2024 melanoma will
  become the most common form of all major cancers.
• 80% of all skin cancers are caused by over-exposure
  to the sun and/or sunbeds making it skin cancer
  largely PREVENTABLE.