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Hairdressers can and should be trained to check their clients for skin cancer, say health experts.
Currently there is no general screening programme in the UK, despite this cancer being one of the most common types.
It is estimated that about 100,000 new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the UK every year.
But many cases go undetected for years, meaning delayed treatment and a poorer outlook.
The most harmful type of skin cancer, called malignant melanoma, kills more than 2,500 people in the UK every year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17428680
Currently there is no general screening programme in the UK, despite this cancer being one of the most common types.
It is estimated that about 100,000 new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the UK every year.
But many cases go undetected for years, meaning delayed treatment and a poorer outlook.
The most harmful type of skin cancer, called malignant melanoma, kills more than 2,500 people in the UK every year.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-17428680