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Some facts and figures about skin cancer....

Some facts and figures about skin cancer....

The ugly truth about skin cancer: Here are some reminders... Every year in Australia, skin cancers account for around 80% of all newly diagnosed cancers. Between 95 and 99% of skin cancers are caused by exposure to the sun and General Practitioners have over 1 million patient consultations per year for skin cancer in Australia. Sun exposure has been identified as the cause of 95% to 99% of skin cancers in Australia (source: Cancer Council Australia). These statistics are dramatic, but the good news is that skin cancer is also identified as the most preventable form of cancer in Australia (source: Sunsmart Australia).

UPF50+ your first line of defence to maintain healthy skin

UPF50+ your first line of defence to maintain healthy skin

There is nothing new about using clothing to protect oneself from the sun. It has been used in one form or another against solar exposure for thousands of years … witness the heavily clothed merchants travelling on the Old Silk Road or Bedouins in the Sahara Desert. However, times have changed as have the motives for reducing exposure to the sun. What is new is nothing short of a short of an evolving “revolution”.

Facts & stats about skin cancer In Australia

Facts & stats about skin cancer In Australia

Skin cancer is often labelled Australia's national cancer but it is also described as the most preventable. According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, sun protective clothing, sun hats, sunglasses and sunscreen are the best ways to help prevent skin cancer. 

Informative statistics about melanoma in Australia

Informative statistics about melanoma in Australia

Melanoma occurs when unrepaired DNA damage to skin cells, caused mainly by intense, occasional UV exposure, triggers mutations that lead the skin cells to multiply rapidly and form malignant tumours (Source: Skin Cancer Foundation). Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer (Source: SunSmart).

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