Farmers must get annual skin checks

I've just ticked my annual skin off my list.
There’s many reasons I make time for a skin check each November, including:

• Farmers and agricultural workers have an increased risk of developing skin cancer because of the time we spend outdoors
• I don’t want to have skin cancers burnt off my face as I get older like generations of my farming family members have done before me
• To honour my cousin Amie St Clair who lost her life to Melanoma the day after her 23rd birthday (hence why November is easy to remember for me)

It was quick and painless and absolutely worth it.
I now know that - coupled with sun smart behaviours - I’m doing everything I can to prevent skin cancer and also catch it as early as possible if it happens.
Have you had your skin checked in the past year? If not, it’s time to make the booking!
Natasha