Scots DJ diagnosed with skin cancer after noticing changes to small freckle on her arm

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A Glasgow DJ has been diagnosed with skin cancer after noticing changes to what started off as a small freckle on her arm. Beth Mawer has described herself as 'lucky' having caught the cancer early after getting the mole checked out when it changed shape, size and colour and became itchy.The 26-year-old is now desperate to raise awareness on the issue, urging others to get any unusual looking moles or blemishes checked out by a medical professional.

The DJ wrote on social media: "I’ve recently been diagnosed with Melanoma, for anyone who doesn’t know what that is it’s a form of Skin Cancer.

This is a very common cancer, but it’s become clear to me that it’s not a subject that is often talked about on social media."I’d like to raise awareness about Melanoma, some tips about how you can look after your skin and just to be mindful to check your skin for irregular moles or moles that change in colour, size and texture."I wasn’t a big sunbed user, the odd now and then when I wanted to get a little colour about me or maybe more just before I go on holiday to get a base tan, however when I’m abroad I would sit in the sun for like 9 hours a day, end up using oil and completely fry my skin, now I’m paying the consequences of it."Beth, who is a regular at leading venue SWG3 and has played at FLY Open Air Festival, says she would 'do anything in her power' to avoid getting any more melanoma.She added: "If there’s any advice I could give is to avoid using sunbeds, if sitting in the sun wear at LEAST factor 30 and sit in the shade on the hottest parts of the day which is usually 3pm - I know part of going on holiday is getting the best tan possible, because we don’t get sun in Scotland right?"But health is your wealth and if you