SunSmart: Helen’s story

SunSmart: Helen's report

Helen, from London, was diagnosed with cruel cancer, the most serious form of skin cancer, at the age of 22. She contacted us in view of the fact that she wanted to help more childish broadcast aware of the dangers of skin cancer.

As an air hostess, Helen would regularly sit in the sun when away with work and started using sunbeds in the hope she would have a tan all year round.

Sunbeds arent a safe alternative to tanning out-of-doors. Like the sun, sunbeds give out detrimental UV rays which destruction the DNA in our skin cells and can cause skin cancer.

Using sunbeds before the age of 35 increases your risk of rising cancer skin cancer by 75% Watch Helen's record, hear her report and learn why spotting skin cancer ahead of schedule is valuable.