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had to cancel our Appeal last year,” says Monica.

“ at’s why the tamariki and whānau we support need your help now more than ever. We need to raise $6 million each year and we don’t receive any direct government funding, so these families rely on the generosity of their fellow Kiwis.”

Right now the foundation is supporting 1300 NZ families through all stages of their experience with childhood cancer. Monica says getting involved in the 2023 Street Appeal is easy – simply volunteer two hours of your time at a collection site near you.

Sign up to volunteer at: childcancernz.rosterfy.co/register

When it comes to treatment, options can be confusing too. e one thing that’s certain is skin cancer does not just happen in one spot. Most skin cancers are caused by ultraviolet radiation exposure. is means the damage is spread over a larger area than a single spot of skin cancer. In medical terms this is called a eld disease.

Surgical removal required

is is the reason why any single treatment will often not be su cient to treat the current and prevent future cancers. A speci c mass of cancer would need to be cut out and surgically removed with adequate margins.

Similarly, the whole area of sun exposure/damage should be treated. is will decrease the risk of other cancers appearing. e occurrence of further skin cancers can be reduced by more than 50 per cent in the next year with a carefully-selected topical treatment.

Treat it right

Skin cancer can be seen as a chronic disease. It needs to be treated de nitively, with all appropriate methods. Each person’s battle with this disease