Melanoma (skin cancer)
Melanoma is a particular type of skin cancer. Melanoma occurs when cells in the skin grow in a way that’s not normal.
Your skin is made up of many types of cells. One of these cell types in our skin – called melanocytes – produces a brown pigment called melanin. Melanoma is cancer that occurs in melanocytes.
Melanoma is more likely to spread to other parts of the body than other skin cancers, which is why we should protect our skin and stay on the lookout for any changes.
Melanoma is one of the most preventable cancers. And while melanoma and other skin cancers are less common in our mob, we can still get melanoma and it still causes deaths in our community every year.
Melanoma can happen at any age, although it is more common in older people than in younger people.
