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Please read before making your Skin Check Appointment
- When attending your Skin Check you will be required to wear a face mask and not be suffering from Covid-19 or experiencing any cold or flu like symptoms. Screening team members are required to wear a face mask. You will be required to remove your face mask when your face is being checked.
- The Skin Check Screenings are conducted by qualified volunteers from our screening panel which includes Plastic Surgeons, Dermatologists, General Practitioners and Dermoscopers.
- The Skin Check Screening is a full body visual screen to identify suspect skin lesions. Patients will be asked to disrobe to their underwear. Clients are asked not to wear Makeup or Nail Polish.
- The Skin Check Service is a referral service. Screeners do not provide any diagnosis or prognosis.
- Where suspect lesions are found the patient receives a referral letter to their GP.
- The Lions Cancer Institute (WA) Inc. has been providing this Skin Check Service free to the WA Community since 1990.
- The Cancer institute is funded by the Lions Clubs of WA, Public Donations and Corporate sponsorship.
- All administration and screening conducted by The Lions Cancer Institute (WA) Inc. is performed by volunteers.
Upcoming Screening Events
DATE | LOCATION | CONTACT NUMBER | ONLINE BOOKING LINK |
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Morawa | Saturday 3rd June | 9971 1390 | |
Three Springs | Sunday 4th June | 0427 547 012 | |
Mingenew | Saturday 10th June | 9928 1264 | |
Dongara | Sunday 11 th June | 9927 2111 | |
Geraldton | Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th June | 0418 931 405 | |
Northampron | Saturday 1st July | 9582 8296 | Click to Book Online Now |
Kalbarri | Sunday 2nd July | 9582 8296 | Click to Book Online Now |
Carnarvon | Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July | TBA | |
Exmouth | Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd July | TBA | |
Onslow | Saturday 29th July | TBA | |
Pannawonica | Sunday 30th July | TBA | |
Karratha | Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th August | TBA | |
Wickham | Saturday 19th August | TBA | |
Roebourne | Sunday 20th August | TBA | |
Port Hedland | Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th August | TBA | |
Tom Price | Saturday 2nd September | TBA | |
Paraburdoo | Sunday 3rd September | TBA | |
Newman | Saturday 9th & sunday 10th September | TBA | |
Skin Damage
Skin damage can not be reversed: only further damage can be prevented.
Melanoma lesions
They can be any colour, Red, White, Blue, Grey or a combination of colours and most start flat.
There is no age limit
The life time risk factors for 20-40 year old in Australia is 1 in 18.
