![]() ![]() ![]() I had immunotherapy treatment for two years and I’m currently in remission and hope it stays that way for as long as possible.”Īmy Callaghan, the MP for East Dunbartonshire and former member of the health and social care committee, backed the call to remove VAT from sunscreen. “I was utterly terrified and felt so guilty about the thought of leaving my 10-year-old daughter without a mum. I had stage 4 incurable melanoma and my life as I knew it changed forever,” she said. A scan found the melanoma had spread throughout my body including in my spine, lungs, spleen and brain. “By the next day I had seven lumps and within a week I was no longer able to eat or walk and breathing was very difficult. She had 18 months of clear scans, then felt a lump on her pelvis. Michelle Richardson, 49, from Hampshire, was diagnosed with melanoma in 2018 after spotting an itchy mole on her back, which was then removed. One in 36 men and one in 47 women in the UK will be diagnosed in their lifetime. Cancer Research UK has forecast there could be about 26,500 new cases of melanoma skin cancer every year in the UK by 2038, up from 16,700. There are about 2,300 melanoma skin cancer deaths in the UK every year, which the number projected to rise. The survey also said most people (58%) did not know the signs of melanoma skin cancer, which include a mole that has changed shape, or colour, or looks and feels unusual, as well as skin with a sore that does not heal within four weeks, or has visible lumps, or hurts, itches, bleeds or scabs. Melanoma Focus surveyed 2,003 adults, and found that half thought sunscreen was too expensive, while 10% said they did not use it because of the cost and two-thirds (67%) said they would use more if it were 20% cheaper. Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer in the UK and the deadliest form of skin cancer – yet 86% of melanomas are preventable. The move would bring the UK closer to Australia, where sunscreen is subsidised. This would be a cost-effective way to cut the overall incidence of skin cancer and could help save lives.” Susanna Daniels, the chief executive of Melanoma Focus, said: “The government could help make skin protection more accessible to all, regardless of income level, by removing VAT from high-factor sunscreens. ![]()
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