Nearly twice as many Australian men as women die from melanoma, but the good news is that skin cancer is almost entirely preventable. Reduce your risk of skin cancer by following the five SunSmart steps. Attitudes to unhealthy practices like suntanning are changing. Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek and Slide. The Australian Government and Cancer Council are teaming up with sports stars Michael Klim and Brad Hodge to call on Australian men to pick up their sun protection game.
As the weather warms up and UV levels rise, Cancer Council is concerned that Australians are not using adequate sun protection to reduce their risk of skin cancer, with new data revealing that only half Cancer Council welcomes new changes to the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program that will mean from today Australians aged 45 to 49 can request their first free bowel cancer screening kit.
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