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Every hour one person dies from skin cancer, with the most common cancer being melanoma.
Skin cancers account for around 80 percent of all new cancers diagnosed each year in Australia.
One in four persons who develop skin cancer are under the age of 40.
Just one bad sunburn as a child can double your chance of developing a skin cancer later in life.
More than 90 percent of all skin cancers are caused by sun exposure, yet fewer than 33 percent of adults, adolescents and children routinely use sun protection.
In Australia skin can burn in as little as 15 minutes.
