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We don't check our skin enough for suspicious spots

We don t check our skin enough for suspicious spots

Almost 65 percent of Dutch people between the ages of 20 and 50 do not check their skin often enough for suspicious spots. In addition, more than 1 or 5 have no idea what to look for during a skin check.

The above facts emerged from research by the Melanoma Foundation. Yesterday the campaign #checkyourself started. Detecting melanoma early is very important.

Fables about melanoma

  • More than a quarter (27%) of those surveyed think – wrongly – that the use of aftersun after sun exposure reduces the chances of melanoma.
  • Almost half of people have no idea that melanoma is in the top 3 of cancer types most common among young people.
  • Almost 40% of those surveyed cannot answer the question whether a melanoma always starts as a mole. That is not the case.
  • 31% of the Dutch do not know that skin cancer is the fastest growing form of cancer worldwide.

Read also: 5 tips to check your moles

We don t check our skin enough for suspicious spots