Danielle Lloyd announces cancer diagnosis « Euro Weekly News
Danielle Lloyd’s video announcing skin cancer diagnosis. Photo Credit Instagram Danielle Lloyd
Danielle Lloyd, 41, model, TV personality and Big Brother contestant has taken to social media to announce her skin cancer diagnosis.
In the emotional video originally posted to Instagram she said “I didn’t know whether to come on and say this but I just feel like I have to raise awareness…Today I have been diagnosed with a form of skin cancer.” She went on to urge anyone with concerns to visit a doctor and said the cause for the visit could be “something funny on their body, a mole growing that’s not normal, please please go and see a doctor.” She followed up with “please guys, look after your skin, stay off sunbeds, wear factor 50 because you never know what’s going to happen”.
She said she was incredibly shocked by what she’d been told at the hospital but that she’d received support from MacMillan nurses. Danielle also mentioned that she will be having an operation to see if the skin cancer has spread.
Her Instagram is full of pictures of her young family, she is a mum of five. Together with her husband Michael O’Neill, she has four sons and one daughter.
The number of people diagnosed with skin cancer is at an all-time high
The World Health Organisation or WHO most published statistics that show that Melanoma skin cancer has the 17th highest incidence rate in the world and the 22nd deadliest form of cancer. According to WHO is affects 331,722 people a year and is the reason for 58,667 deaths.
The NHS defines Melanoma skin cancer as “a type of skin cancer that can spread to other areas of the body”. They say it is caused by UV light, from the sun and sunbeds. And that “things that increase your chances of getting melanoma include your age and having pale skin, a large number of moles and a family history of skin cancer.”
How to spot the symptoms of Melanoma cancer:
If any of the following symptoms seem familiar visit a doctor and get them checked out, if caught early enough Melanoma is easier to treat.
According to the NHS you should look out for
- a mole that’s changed size, shape or colour
- a mole that’s painful or itchy
- a mole that’s inflamed, bleeding or crusty
- a new or unusual mark on your skin that has not gone away after a few weeks
- a dark area under a nail that has not been caused by an injury
If you are affected by skin cancer whilst living in Spain, there are support systems in place, visit the non-for-profit website Support in Spain and use their directory to find your closest cancer support group.
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