Episode 341: Sun Safety for Gardeners

I’m joined by Susanna Daniels, CEO of Melanoma Focus, and horticulturists Rachel Reynolds, Paul Kimberley and Jenny Warner, who share their personal experiences with skin cancer. With temperatures on the rise, we explore why sun safety is essential for anyone working outdoors, how to protect yourself effectively, and the serious risks of not taking the sun seriously.

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Melanoma Focus is a national charity dedicated to providing help and support to melanoma patients and healthcare professionals as well as raising awareness of melanoma, the 5th most common cancer in the UK. As nearly 9 in 10 melanomas are preventable, awareness and advocacy work is key element of the work. Melanoma awareness posters and a comms toolkit (including a specific farming and horticultural comms toolkit) is available via our melanoma awareness page.

Some other useful pages:

What is melanoma

Sun safety

Signs and symptoms of melanoma

How to check your skin and nails

How a melanoma is diagnosed

The Melanoma Helpline – expert skin cancer nurses are available for anyone with a worry about melanoma from diagnosis to treatment and beyond

Melanoma Stages and Treatment – Patient Guide

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