Thanks to financial support from Lions Clubs and generous supporters, the Lions V Districts Cancer Foundation is putting a Skin Check and Awareness Unit on the road. The Lions Club of Tatura are proud to announce that the Skin Check van will visit Tatura on Saturday and Sunday, August 16–17, at the corner of Hogan and Casey Streets.
The van will provide a free skin checking service to local people and will be operated by trained, certificated and professionally supervised volunteers. The unit will also be a great resource for locals to access valuable and timely information about skin care and self-checking techniques.
After the skin check, visitors will be issued with a referral to their GP if there are any suspected spots or lesions. The unit is not a medical clinic, so diagnoses or treatment requirements are not discussed, it simply provides the skin check and alerts visitors to anything that requires further attention.
Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, and early detection of lesions can potentially save lives. To book a free skin cancer check, local and surrounding residents should contact Helen Hoskin on 0408 378 057 or email tatura@lions201v5.org.au
