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between light complected people and dark complected people?
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The young girl/woman who died had an Asian (light brown complexion).
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The Cancer Council New South Wales :: Skin cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment
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Vitamin D and 'Slip, Slop, Slap' [ 100% ]
7 August 2002
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In fair skinned people, exposure of the face, hands and arms to direct sunlight for 15 minutes 3 times a week allows sufficient Vitamin D to be synthesised in the body
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Skin cancer facts and figures
Information sheets
The information sheets below have been developed by The Cancer Council NSW and cover a range of skin cancer topics. For more in depth information on any of these topics please call the Cancer Helpline on 13 11 20.
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Solariums: the facts [57 KB]
Sunscreen [70 KB]
Sunsmart Eyes [56 KB]
Vitamin D and sun exposure [61 KB]
Vitamin D, sun and UV index [199 KB]
Being SunSmart in the snow [64 KB]
Fake tanning [55 KB]
Teen Tanning - It's Time the Glow Faded from Tanning [155 KB]
Sun safety for sport and recreation [80 KB]
Sport and recreation SunSmart policy guide [ 102 KB]
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Skin cancer statistics
This summer your days in the sun are numbered - early skin cancer prevention advertising posterAustralia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world. Almost 1 in 2 people who live here their whole lives here will develop some form of skin cancer. There are more than 1600 deaths from skin cancer in Australia every year.
In NSW incidence and mortality rates for skin cancer are also high. Over 3500 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed every year and more than 460 people die. There are also some 147,653 new cases of non-melanoma skin cancers (squamous cell and basal cell carcinoma).
Incidence and mortality are highest in people aged over 50 years. However melanoma also occurs in younger people. In 2005 in NSW, melanoma was the most common cancer in males aged 25-54 and in females aged 15-29. It was the second most common cancer in women 30-54 years of age.
For more cancer statistics, click here
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Cancer Myths and facts
The Cancer Council New South Wales :: Cancer Myths and Facts
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"My naturally dark (or olive) skin protects me from cancer."
Though naturally dark people have a lower risk of skin cancer than fair-skinned people, this does not make them immune. Dark-skinned people can get skin cancer, although their skin cancers may develop in unusual places, for example black people may develop melanomas under their fingernails or on the soles of their feet.
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