Ignorance of early detection in skin cancer puts tens of thousands of lives at risk each year

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weight gain
In terms of their appearance,
18-24 year olds in the UK
worry about:
Brits are 6 times
(all YouGov, 2010)
more likely to worry
7%
about putting on weight
(42%) than changes to
their skin (7%)
42%
(YouGov, 2010)
48% spots

white
teeth
unwanted
body hair
wrinkles changes
to their
skin

48% 14% 8% 5% 3% less than 1%

EARLY DETECTION AND TREATMENT PREVALENCE AND PROGNOSIS OF THE DISEASE GENDER DIVIDE

69% of us dont regularly check for moles, patches, or other signs

of skin cancer (YouGov 2010) In the UK somebody is
diagnosed with skin
cancer every 5 minutes
(NOS 2008 Mortality Rates)
57% of us dont even know what to look for to detect skin cancer
(YouGov 2010)
One person dies every 4 hours from skin cancer in the UK
(NOS 2008 Mortality Rates)
Only 22% of men regularly
check their skin, compared to
35% of women (YouGov, 2010)
Only 30% of men know what
to look for, compared to 50%
of women (YouGov, 2010)

99% 46% 5%

Only 17% of 18-24 year olds check their skin regularly

(YouGov 2010)
The average five-year
survival rate has been
estimated at 99% if
melanoma is detected
at an early and
treatable stage
Only 47% of 18-24 year olds said they would seek medical help (NHS, 2009)
if they did notice a change (YouGov 2010)
46% of the UK public
seriously underestimate
how many people die
from the disease
(YouGov, 2010)
Only 5% of the UK
public are aware that
six people die every
Only 54% of men would seek Deaths from melanoma in
day (YouGov, 2010)
help on noticing a change, men have increased by a third
compared to 73% of women (NOS 2008 Mortality Rates)
(YouGov, 2010)

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