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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith

How to check if you have skin cancer: Symptoms and signs to look out for

Reuters

It is the most common form of cancer in Britain and kills around 2,100 people in the UK each year, but still a “shocking” number of people remain unaware of the dangers of skin cancer, its links to sunburn, and how to spot the signs of this deadly disease.

An overwhelming 77 per cent of people would not recognise signs of a melanoma – a malignant skin cancer tumour – despite the majority of Britons worrying about skin cancer, a new study by the British Association of Dermatologists (BAD) has found.

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