Did you know that…
• …skin cancer diagnoses globally account for one in every three cancer cases?
• …there are four main types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, merkel cell cancer and melanoma?
• …exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is one of the leading causes of skin cancer?
• … skin cancer occur if the sun’s UV rays damage DNA within the skin cells?
• …the face has the highest risk for developing skin cancer as it receives more sun exposure?
• …changes in the colour, shape and size of moles can be an indication of skin cancer?
• …people with pale or freckled skin have the highest risk of developing skin cancer?
• …people with darker skin tones can still develop skin cancer?
• …among black people, skin cancers account for one to two per cent of all cancer cases?
• …skin cancer diagnoses among black people are usually made in the later stages of the disease?