MACMILLAN Cancer Support’s mobile information and support service will be visiting Warrington next weekend, with cancer information specialists on hand to answer any questions.

The team encourages anyone with worries relating to cancer to stop by.

Now summer is here, the team will also be providing information about sun safety and skin cancer.

Skin cancers are most likely to appear on skin that is exposed to the sun.

If caught early, they are very treatable and most people with non-melanoma skin cancers are cured with treatment.

Alison Rogers, from the mobile information team, said: “The sunnier weather gives us all a boost but it’s important to be aware of how to stay safe in the sun and to know which changes to your skin could give reason for concern.”

Skin cancers can look very different, so visit your doctor if you notice anything unusual on your skin that does not go away after four weeks, including:

• any spot or sore that doesn’t heal

• a spot or sore that hurts, is itching, crusty, scabs over or bleeds

• areas where the skin has broken down and doesn’t heal

• a lump on the skin - this might be a firm, red lump or may look sunken in the middle

Melanoma is a rarer type of skin cancer. It can develop from a new mole or one you already have. The ABCDE list can help tell the difference between a melanoma and a normal mole.

A – Asymmetrical moles – irregular in shape

B – Border of a mole – blurred or has jagged edges

C – Colour of a mole – if a mole has more than one colour

D – Diameter (width) – irregular moles are usually larger than 7mm

E – Evolving – melanoma moles often change

On Saturday, August 3 the team will be on Horsemarket Street in the town centre between 10am and 4pm.

The following day, the team will be at the Warrington Car Boot, opposite B&Q in Winwick, from 7.30am until 1pm.

Alison added: “It’s important for everyone to take extra care in the sun. But some cancer treatments can make you especially sensitive to the sun.

"If you’re having treatment for cancer, ask your healthcare team for advice about protecting your skin during and after treatment.”