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Melanoma UK launches acral cancer awareness campaign

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Charity Melanoma UK has launched the Beauty Spotters campaign to raise awareness of acral melanoma – the most common form of skin cancer for people of colour.

The charity explains that 75% of acral melanoma cases appear on non-sun exposed areas like hands, palms, nails and soles of feet. The causes of this cancer are not known, but it is not thought to be related to sun exposure. The nails are a particularly prominent area that the campaign is aiming to highlight.

Common signs of the cancer include streaks in the nails not caused by injury, irregularly shaped moles under the nail, fully black nails, changing moles on the hands or soles of the feet, and thickened patches on the palms or soles of the feet.

Mark Rawden, CEO of Melanoma UK said, “As a charity, we are expanding our efforts beyond traditional discussions of solely sun-related skin cancers. Our focus has been sharpened around not just raising awareness, but campaigning for behaviour change to increase the likelihood of melanoma being spotted amongst all people.” 

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