FREE information and support is being offered by Macmillan Cancer Support’s Mobile Information and Support Service.
The unit will have cancer information specialists on hand to answer questions about the illness, with a focus on sun safety and skin cancer.
Around 136,000 cases of non melanoma skin cancer are diagnosed in the UK each year which makes it the most common type of cancer by far.
It is unlikely to spread, very treatable and the earlier it is diagnosed the easier it is to treat.
It is more common in people with fairer or freckly skin.
Su Huggins, from the mobile information team, said: “Most skin cancers are caused by exposure to the sun.
“This may be long term exposure, or short periods of intense sun exposure and burning.
“Using sunbeds can also increase your risk.”
The unit will be at Leyburn Auction Mart on August 24, Wensleydale Show on August 25 and at New Quay Road, Whitby, on August 26.
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