A mum from County Durham whose itchy mole on her back turned out to be skin cancer has opened up on how her story is helping others.
Gill Liiv-Rochester, 36, from Seaham began itching her back repeatedly unaware there was a mole there. Thankfully her daughter Emme, now 13, urged her mum to go to her doctors where she was later diagnosed with two malignant melanomas in April 2020 after a second mole was found on her shoulder.
And after sharing her story, the mum-of-two has been "overwhelmed" by the reaction with two people going to their GPs about suspicious moles. While most moles are non-cancerous, Gill has urged people to go to their doctor if they're concerned because time is "of the essence" with skin cancer.
