Melanoma Trust

A new clinic to improve the detection of cancerous moles has been established at Cork University Hospital (CUH) as part of the hospital’s melanoma service in a development which is the first of its kind in any hospital in Cork city.

The mole mapping clinic at CUH is being provided by clinical nurse specialist Katrina Fogarty who underwent specialist training at the University of Graz in Austria to operate the service and she explained how it was integrated into the hospital’s melanoma service.

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A ban on the use of sunbeds by under 18-year-olds has moved a step closer with the Department of Health planning to meet interested parties in the coming weeks before it finalises legislation providing for the ban.

In recent months the department received 18 submissions in a public consultation on proposed legislation to regulate the use of the artificial tanning machines. The majority of submissions sought a ban on the use of sunbeds by under 18-year-olds.

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