Skin Cancer
Each adhesive dot on former Banbury, Australia, lifeguard Don Bennewith represents a removed melanoma.
Melanomas are malignant tumors that begin as pigmented moles and are caused by excessive sun exposure.
Due to their generally fair skin and Australia's high levels of UV radiation, Australians have some of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world.
Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world.
Each year more than 1600 Australians die from this almost entirely preventable disease.
Skin cancer represents accelerated or poorly managed photoaging.
Your lips are the most common site of skin cancer — lip products containing SPF are largely ineffective being consumed and rarely used generously and frequently enough.
Because lip skin doesn't include any oil glands, there's no Vitamin E rich antioxidant sebum to provide endogenous photoprotection.