A woman who used sunbeds almost daily for years and was diagnosed with “a very aggressive form of skin cancer” leaving her with “a large horseshoe-shaped scar” on her forehead has urged people to wear sun cream and has even organised for her employees to undergo skin cancer safety training at work.
Despite being sun safety conscious for the last 15 years, Anna McCartney, 43, says the damage had already been done to her skin after spending seven years regularly tanning using sunbeds.
Noticing a lump on her forehead after taking a selfie in May 2021, Anna, the chief executive of Elan Laser Clinics, sought medical advice and was diagnosed with skin cancer.