Quick check-up that saved my husband’s life

My husband has just returned from a dermatologist and has been told he must have surgery for a lump that was thought to be a simple cyst on his chin.

He only went because it made shaving difficult, otherwise we would not have known that the cyst was in fact a melanoma – skin cancer.

I appeal to all of you to please use a sensible form of sun protection, never buy sun creams that have been stacked on a rack outside the corner shop, it seems that this causes them to deteriorate and not be effective.

Please do not ignore the lumps and bumps that may appear and put it down to age, get them checked out ! Ask your partner to regularly examine places where you cannot see for yourself.

Many people think it cannot happen to them, it can and all too often will.

Janis Winnett
Ponsampere, France.

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