June is Men’s Health Awareness Month (with Men’s Health Week being held 9 to 15 June) and The MOLE Clinic, the only UK private clinic group dedicated to skin cancer screening, has revealed that significantly more females are booking a mole check appointment than males (66% versus 34%).
As a cancer that doesn’t differentiate between the sexes, the group is urging men to take the risks of late detection seriously, and to get their moles regularly checked (and any suspicious moles checked straight away). Acknowledging the fact, if detected early enough, skin cancer is highly treatable.
Dr Amélie Seghers, Consultant Dermatologist at The MOLE Clinic, states: “Our early detection message is part of our year-round campaign to encourage regular screening for skin cancer, however Men’s Health Awareness Month (and Men’s Health Awareness Week, starting on 9th June) allows us spotlight the massive differences in take-up levels between men and women. We are passionate in our mission to reducing this gap.
“We are fully committed to raising awareness of the importance of early detection and to promoting the normalisation of regular mole checks, so they become an integral part of a person’s annual health routine”.
Skin cancer screening services can be booked easily through our website, including:
- A Single Mole Check
- A Full Body Skin Check
- A Full Body Skin Check for 2 People
- A Mole Mapping session (Including Full Body Skin Check)
- A Mole Mapping session (Including Full Body Skin Check for 2 People)
