“Today [the results] came back as a skin cancer, but it’s all been removed,” wrote the 49-year-old. Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in New Zealand, according to the organisation Sunsmart. Each year, about 2000 New Zealanders have a brush with melanoma, the most common type of skin cancer, according to the New Zealand Cancer Registry. Despite constant messaging from the government and a growing awareness of the impact of New Zealand’s harsh sun, skin cancer rates have not decreased. Some people are at a higher skin cancer risk than others.

Source: Stuff March 06, 2021 21:00 UTC