by hayden | Monday, 28 May, 2018 | Media Mentions
The latest issue of the New Zealand Listener Magazine looks at skin cancer in New Zealand and the Firstcheck skin cancer app as a new tool helping in the battle against melanoma and skin cancer: “There’s an app for that mole – smartphones are a...
by bronwen | Tuesday, 17 April, 2018 | Media Mentions
Melanoma survivor, Leah Smith, generously shared her Firstcheck experience with the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly – explaining how “A phone app saved my life”. Here’s an excerpt from the article which tells Leah’s story: A phone app saved my...
by bronwen | Tuesday, 15 November, 2016 | Checking your skin
Melanoma – do I know what to look for? Checking your own skin for potential cancers is really important as you are the person most likely to first detect melanoma. We are much better than we might think at detecting which moles are suspicious and require...
by bronwen | Tuesday, 12 July, 2016 | Checking your skin
Want to know how to examine your skin for areas of concern? Get familiar with the signs and symptoms of melanoma and skin cancer – and: Remember your ABCDEs! If your moles are: A = Asymmetrical (two halves don’t match) B = Borders (borders are irregular)...
