This section is about melanoma skin cancer. Melanoma skin cancer starts in skin cells called melanocytes. You can get it anywhere on your skin including in a mole, on your palms, the soles of your ...

Towards the end of the show, Ruth re-emphasised the importance of health check-ups: "Please go and have anything checked that ...

Treatment depends on how deep the melanoma is and whether it has spread. This is called the stage of the cancer. Treatment also depends on your general health and where the melanoma is on your body.

Common symptoms of skin cancer include a sore or area of skin that ... red patches on your skin and freckles or moles. They say "Non melanoma skin cancer tends to develop most often on skin exposed to ...

"You think it's only a small lump, but it could be really serious," said Karin Smyth, who was treated for melanoma.

The key to fighting this type of skin cancer is to spot it early and treat it. Symptoms include: A raised or dome-shaped sore that looks red, pink, or purple. The bump grows quickly, usually ...

Melanoma skin cancer is more likely to spread to other areas of the body. "The main cause of melanoma is ultraviolet light, which comes from the sun and is used in sunbeds," the NHS website reads.