By SHAUNA ANDERSON
As a woman there are a lot of times you will put your own health on the back burner. It is easier to focus on our kids, our partners or our jobs – so our own health often gets neglected.
There are a lot of health checks that you probably will think of – pap smears, mammograms for women over 40 or those with a family history of breast cancer, and keeping up to date with your vaccinations. Generally women don’t forget these.
But there may be a few health checks you manage to ignore if you aren’t aware of the symptoms and the need for early detection.
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Here’s a list of 5 appointments that every woman might need to make in her life.
1. Dermatologist
The incidence of skin cancer in Australia is the highest in the world. It is two to three times the rate of the UK or US. Skin cancer checks are essential.
In 2011, 2087 people died from skin cancer in Australia. The sooner a melanoma is detected the better your chances of successful treatment.
You would think by now that Australian women would be wise to the dangers of sun exposure on our skin, but it seems that half of Australian women still believe tanned skin ‘looks healthy.’
While the vast majority of dermatologists work in a private practice you can find them in public hospital clinics too.