Melanoma Focus hitting headlines
We are so delighted to see that our Melanoma Awareness Month 2023 campaign has been picked up by leading news and radio outlets. Our most recent survey results about sun protection and the scrapping of sun cream VAT have been shared far and wide.
We would like to say a huge thank you to the wonderful patients who kindly agreed to share their story with the media to help us increase awareness this Melanoma Awareness Month.
Don’t worry if you missed any of it- here is a round-up.
Belfast Live: Northern Ireland public ‘ignoring rising skin cancer risks’, leading charity warns
Daily Record: Dire skin cancer warning to Scots urged to wear sunscreen – even while in the UK
BBC News: Scrap tax on sunscreen, say cancer charities
The Guardian: Charities call for scrapping of VAT on sunscreen amid skin cancer fears
The Guardian: Dermatologists fear cost deterring UK families from buying sunscreen
Sky News: Calls for sunscreen to be VAT-free as charity warns about link between poverty and skin cancer
The Independent: Cost of sunscreen could be increasing risk of skin cancer, charity says
Yahoo News: Why the cost of sunscreen products could be increasing the risk of skin cancer
Professional Beauty: Skin cancer charities call for SPF tax to be scrapped
Mail Online: Skin cancer charity calls for sunscreen tax to be cut so British children are protected during summer
Mail Online: Plea to axe VAT on sun cream to save some of the 2,300 killed by skin cancer every year
inews: Best suncreams for under £6, recommended by the skin experts
upday: Skin cancer concerns: why charities are pushing to scrap VAT on sunscreens
The Herald: Calls for government to ditch sunscreen VAT after shock Scots figures
The Hippocratic Post: Sunscreen cost increasing risk of skin cancer
Huffpost: Rising Cost Of Sunscreen Could Raise The Risk Of Skin Cancer
offalylive: Cost of sunscreen could be increasing risk of skin cancer, charity suggests
North Wales Chronicle: Could the cost of sunscreen be increasing the risk of skin cancer?
Helensburgh Advertiser: Could the cost of sunscreen be increasing the risk of skin cancer?
ITV News: Skin cancer rising fastest in Wales with people ‘struggling to afford sunscreen’
Farming UK: Cancer warning for farmers as ‘third of adults’ don’t use sunscreen
The Scottish Farmer: Warning for farmers as new report shows adults don’t apply sunscreen
Farmers Weekly: Farmers urged to wear sunscreen as skin cancer on the rise
The Big Issue: People in poverty are at greater risk of sunburn and skin cancer. Charities are calling for action
Daily Record: Mum begs people to wear sun cream after her own terrifying cancer battle
iNews: Living with melanoma ‘Using sunbeds and forcing a tan was a mistake’
Wales Online: Luke Thomas’ fundraising
theLeader: Llangollen woman to appear in BBC charity appeal
Somerset County Gazette: BBC Charity appeal to feature a woman from Somerset
TheRoofTopNews: Real Voices: ‘Catching Melanoma Early can Save your Life’