🧡 Super-proud to announce the launch of the Skcin App - a game-changer in skin cancer awareness! 🤜
The Skcin App is a FREE comprehensive, educational and self-management mobile application, empowering people of all skin types to learn more and take charge of their skin health and surveillance.
The first phase launch of the app provides six key features as follows:
☀ PREVENTION: Learn about the facts and risks associated with ultraviolet radiation, how it affects our skin and how to prevent skin cancer by adopting simple sun safe strategies.
☀ UV FORECAST: Get instant access to the current UV Index and 2 day hourly UV forecast for any location across the globe with sun protection advice and the ability to activate SMS alerts to know when the UVI reaches 3, when it reaches it’s daily peak, in addition to 2 hourly sunscreen reminders.
☀ RISK ASSESSOR: Get rationale and advice with regards to your personal risk for the development of skin cancer and create multiple risk assessments to assess the level of risk for family members.
☀ EARLY DETECTION: Learn about the various forms of pre-cancerous skin lesions, non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancer with photographs and detailed guidance on how to spot the early warning signs.
☀ SKIN CHECKING: A five-step guide to conducting thorough, full-body self examinations with the ability to set monthly reminders for when their next examinations are due.
☀ EARLY DIAGNOSIS: Learn how to take action with concerns, how to ensure you receive appropriate action from a qualified healthcare practitioner with overviews on diagnosis, staging and treatment for the various forms of skin cancer.
The Skcin App is free and available to install on your mobile device at: app.skcin.org 👍
In due course the App will be made available on the App Store and Google Play.
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