Beauty | HSA Launches Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign

[The Ed.]

As someone who recently had a melanoma removed, this is a campaign that is very close to my heart. Habia Skills Academy are launching this campaign and asking hair and beauty professionals to do their bit when it comes to identifying early symptoms of skin cancer through working closely with their clients.

Despite our awareness of cancers, skin cancer remains the fastest growing cancer in the UK, especially amongst young people. Left untreated, skin cancer is one of the hardest cancer's to fight, but when it's caught early the chances of a positive outcome are dramatically increased.

Rob Young, Habia MD says, "Getting people to seek advice and take the
symptoms seriously is the most difficult part, but this is where
industry professionals can play a valuable role. Staff will not take
the job of GPs and doctors, instead they will simply identify what could
be potential symptoms and recommend medical advice be sought."

HSA is publishing a pack to help education hair and beauty professionals on what they can do to help. These packs will be available at HairUK and BeautyUK exhibitions at the end of May and will include the following:

• Leaflets containing information on skin cancer, how to check for symptoms and where skin cancer most commonly occurs on people
• Posters - to make staff and students fully aware of symptoms, and know what to do next should they spot anything
• Symptom check cards - so that industry professionals always have the facts about skin cancer at their fingertips
• A learning resource pack - which will support educators delivering training to learners about skin cancer
• Window stickers - so that organisations involved in the campaign can show their support.

Young added, "Beauty may be only skin deep, but skin cancer is life
changing. With the facts about skin cancer at their fingertips this
summer, staff will be able to confidently identify symptoms and advise
clients to seek appropriate medical guidance."

Until then...geek on!

The Ed.

 

[Kim Lawless]

What a fabulous campaign.

I always bring to the attention of my clients moles that they may not even know were there because they were covered by hair or on body parts that are not easy to see or get to.

I recently advised a first time Brazilian wax client to get a raised and mis-shapen mole checked out that was on her labia that she didn't have a clue was there. Sounds odd but I took a photo of it on my phone to show her (and deleted it straight away of course).

Well done HABIA!