A new survey has revealed that just one in five people in the UK have checked their skin for cancer, despite cases 'doubling since the 90s'.
And so LifeJacket Skin Protection and Melanoma UK have announced a campaign this May - which is Skin Cancer Awareness Month. Melanoma is the 5th most common cancer in the UK with around 16,700 people diagnosed each year, according to Cancer Research UK.
They are looking to make people aware of the risks of failing to use SPF after their research found that UK adults have burnt themselves 15 times on average in their lifetime.