A woman who used sunbeds almost daily for years and was diagnosed with “a very aggressive form of skin cancer” leaving her with “a large horseshoe-shaped scar” on her forehead has urged people to wear sun cream and has even organised for her employees to undergo skin cancer safety training at work.
“When I think back, I used a sunbed almost every day from the ages of 15 to at least 22 years – shocking, I know. Roll forward 20 years and I paid the price.” The following week Anna received a call from the doctor who broke the news that the lump was cancerous. She was diagnosed with a form of skin cancer known as squamous cell carcinoma.
“When I first peeked at it under the gauze, I was just stunned. Getting into my friend’s car when she picked me up from the hospital, I burst into tears. “Since my diagnosis, I’ve become even more aware of the sun and protecting my skin. I wear SPF every day, even on a cloudy day.”