by NZ Skin Health | 15 Sep 2024 | Skin Health
What are the main types of skin cancer? Have you noticed small, soft, flesh-coloured growths hanging off your skin? These common skin growths, known medically as acrochordons, are usually harmless and don’t pose any health risk. But they can be a nuisance and...
by NZ Skin Health | 16 May 2024 | Skin Health
What are Skin Tags? Have you noticed small, soft, flesh-coloured growths hanging off your skin? These common skin growths, known medically as acrochordons, are usually harmless and don’t pose any health risk. But they can be a nuisance and affect a...
by NZ Skin Health | 12 Aug 2022 | Cancer, Corporate, Skin Health
What is Melanoma? UV radiation from the sun causes two main types of skin cancers: melanoma, and non-melanoma skin cancers (squamous cell carcinomas and basal cell carcinomas). Melanoma develops in melanocytes – the type of cells that give colour to our skin,...
by NZ Skin Health | 27 Jul 2022 | Cancer, Corporate, Skin Health
Who doesn’t love to spend time outdoors here in Aotearoa New Zealand? Surfing, hiking, snowboarding – no matter the season you’ll find Kiwis outside enjoying the sunshine and fresh air. Unfortunately, our love for getting out in nature, as well as low ozone...
by NZ Skin Health | 13 Jul 2022 | Cancer, Corporate, Skin Health
Could one of your employees have undetected skin cancer? Unfortunately, this might well be the case, as New Zealand has one of the world’s highest skin cancer rates. Not a pleasant thought, but it’s better to be fully aware of the dangers we face so we can...
by NZ Skin Health | 12 May 2019 | Cancer, Skin Health
May is when the world focuses on skin cancer awareness. Winter is hardly the time, you’d think, to worry about sunburn and melanoma. Well read on: because this could change – and save – your life. It’s worth remembering for a start, that New Zealand’s skin...
