The sun has come out and the people of Ireland are slapping on the sunscreen and flocking to the beaches with temperatures are set to hit up to 24 degrees over the weekend.
And with the good weather comes the concern of skin cancer. Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that can spread to other organs in the body and it’s the fourth most common cancer in Ireland with around 1,100 new cases every year.
Skin cancer has become much more common in Ireland over recent years, with more than 25 percent of skin cancer cases are in people under 50. Each year approximately 160 people die from melanoma in Ireland.
