Call for hairdressers to get skin cancer training
Posted 03-20-2012 at 03:59 PM by admin
19 March 2012 Last updated at 22:09 ET
By Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News
Hairdressers can and should be trained to check their clients for skin cancer, say health experts.
Currently there is no general screening programme in the UK, despite this cancer being one of the most common types.
It is estimated that about 100,000 new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the UK every year.
But many cases go undetected for years, meaning delayed treatment and a poorer outlook.
The most harmful type of skin cancer, called malignant melanoma, kills more than 2,500 people in the UK every year.
Most cases are preventable - skin cancer is caused by too much exposure to UV light from the sun or sunbeds - but the rates have been increasing over recent years.
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BBC © 2012
By Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News
Hairdressers can and should be trained to check their clients for skin cancer, say health experts.
Currently there is no general screening programme in the UK, despite this cancer being one of the most common types.
It is estimated that about 100,000 new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the UK every year.
But many cases go undetected for years, meaning delayed treatment and a poorer outlook.
The most harmful type of skin cancer, called malignant melanoma, kills more than 2,500 people in the UK every year.
Most cases are preventable - skin cancer is caused by too much exposure to UV light from the sun or sunbeds - but the rates have been increasing over recent years.
Read the rest of the article here.
BBC © 2012
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