Good Health Choices Magazine NZ

Can you spot a MELANOMA?

Adam Brook owes his life to a haircut. When the 27-year-old personal trainer from Tamworth, Australia booked in for a regular trim last year, he had no idea that it would forever change his life. During the appointment, Adam was informed by his hairdresser that there was a suspicious mole, just above his right ear. “To be honest, I always knew it was there, but I never took much notice of it,” he recalls. “Not until it was pointed out to me that day. That conversation potentially saved my life.”

‘WE HAD NO FAMILY HISTORY AND AS A CHILD I WAS ALWAYS KEPT VERY SUN SAFE’

Looking back, Adam says at first, he didn’t think much of it. “I said

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