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  1. Mobile phones and your health

    Using a mobile phone while driving greatly increases the risk of traffic accidents.

  2. Skin cancer - children

    Encourage your child to be SunSmart, whatever their age.

  3. Prostate cancer

    Prostate cancer can be treated in a variety of ways, so discuss treatment options with your doctor.

  4. Cancer treatments - radiotherapy

    Radiotherapy uses precisely targeted x-rays to destroy cancer cells while reducing the impact of radiation on healthy cells.

  5. Pterygium

    A pterygium is a fleshy overgrowth of the conjunctiva that may affect one or both eyes.

  6. Solariums and collariums (sunbeds and tanning beds)

    There is no such thing as a safe solarium tan.

  7. X-ray examinations

    An x-ray examination uses a special machine to take two-dimensional pictures of internal body structures to help diagnose conditions or injuries.

  8. Cancer of the uterus

    Uterine cancer is one of the most common gynaecological cancers.

  9. Mesothelioma

    Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that can develop decades after exposure to asbestos.

  10. Bone cancer

    Bone cancer can develop as either a primary cancer, meaning that the cancer started in the bones, or a secondary cancer, meaning that the cancer started somewhere else and spread to the bones.

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