Carol Vorderman opened up about a cancer scare
Carol Vorderman has opened up and said doesn’t want people to feel sorry for her as she opens up about a cancer scare. The 62-year-old shared that she was always in the sun growing up.
“We were also caught in the formative years, the 60s, 70s, 80s, where we had absolutely no idea of what sun protection was - you just couldn't buy it. I think it was the 90s that began. So in all of our youth we were encouraging each other to sunbathe doused in cooking oil."As reported by the Liverpool Echo, data suggests the probability of people aged 55 and older getting skin cancer almost tripling since the 1990s.
She was concerned by some changes in her skin, so went to see a dermatologist, who sent off a biopsy for testing, with results revealing the cells were precancerous. She added: "I had no symptoms, nothing like that" before emphasising she doesn't want people to feel sorry for her, but is instead trying to highlight how crucial it is to be safe in the sun.
sun-safety campaign, and her efforts to raise awareness around the issue aren't just inspired by her own experiences. Her mum died in 2017 after suffering from three types of cancer, the third being melanoma.
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