Coastal Medical's Skin On Forty-Five Is Taranaki's Centre Of Excellence In Skin, Vein & Cosmetic Medicine.
Skin On Forty-Five's Fully Accredited And Insurance-Affiliated Skin Cancer Screening, Diagnosis, And Management Provider Is Available Through All Our Coastal Medical Clinics.
Did you Know?
- New Zealand has one of the highest rates of Skin Cancer in the world, and 2 out of 3 New Zealanders will be diagnosed with skin cancer by the time they are 70!
- 80% of new cancer diagnoses in New Zealand each year are Skin Cancers.
- >300 New Zealanders die of Melanoma every year. That’s more than the road toll!
- Taranaki has the highest rates of Melanoma in New Zealand, with about 130 people diagnosed in the Taranaki and South Taranaki Districts per year!
- ~90% of Skin Cancer cases are attributed to excess UV (Sun and tanning beds) exposure.
- Skin cancers are both preventable and detectable. The earlier we detect skin cancers, the easier they are to treat.