A mum was shocked to discover that an itchy mole on her back turned out to be skin cancer. She’s now urging others to get checked out.
Gill Liiv-Rochester, from County Durham, kept scratching her back but was unaware there was a mole there. Luckily her daughter Emme, now 13, suggested that Gill should see a doctor.
At first the 36-year-old didn’t think it was anything serious, but was later diagnosed with two malignant melanomas in April 2020 after a second mole was found on her shoulder, Chronicle Live reports.
Now the mum-of-two is hosting a fundraising event for the charity Melanoma-Me, which raises awareness about skin cancer and provides support for patients and their families.
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