Los Angeles: Men are less likely to develop skin cancer than women but they are more likely to die from the disease due to lack of awareness, says Iain Mack of The MOLE Clinic.
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Mack is the founder of The MOLE Clinic, an independent skin cancer screening and diagnostic centre, and a skin cancer survivor.
“Men are less likely to develop skin cancer than women; however they are more likely to die from it due to lack of awareness. The number of British men who die each year of skin cancer melanoma has exceeded 1,000,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted Mack as saying.
“Around 2,000 people die of melanoma a year and over 1,000 are men. The latest melanoma survival rates show that 78 percent of men and 91 percent of women are alive five years after diagnosis,” Mack added.
Mack says that skin cancer usually appears as a new or changing mole or freckle.
“Skin cancer has no cure, so it is important for the public to become more aware of their moles,spot any that might be suspicious and get the mole removed. If a mole is new or changing it needs to be examined by an expert right away,” he said.
