Melanoma Naniki Seboni – Brown skin girl
February 3, 2020 Word for Word Media
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Naniki Seboni tells us how she was teased at school for ā€˜wanting to be like a white girlā€™ because she used sunscreenĀ and how at the age of 24, she was diagnosed with Stage 3 malignant melanoma. Naniki Seboni (29) lives in Soweto, Gauteng.Ā  Ailments as a child Naniki sufferred severe nose bleeds as a child. ā€œWe never knew what that was all about. My parents just took it as my sinuses as normally it would happen just before I got flu. But then it happened more frequently and had nothing to do with the flu,ā€ Naniki explains. Eventually, a doctor…

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Melanoma Beauty and the black spot
December 3, 2018 Word for Word Media
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Nicole Capper, Tammy Taylor Mrs South Africa 2018, tells us how at the age of 25, a malignant melanoma mole was discovered on the back of her left thigh. Nicole Capper (33) lives in Broadacres, Gauteng with her two children Josh (7) and Tatum (3). She is currently separated from her husband. Routine mole removal Nicole was diagnosed, by chance, during a routine mole removal performed by a plastic surgeon. ā€œIā€™ve always had lots of moles but they irritated me and hooked on my clothing. I didnā€™t like them aesthetically either, so I opted to have them removed. With this…

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Melanoma Suns out, protection guns out
September 26, 2018 Word for Word Media
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Many people donā€™t realise that burning red in the sun is the precursor to skin cancer. Just one bad burn can lead to years of skin issues, like skin cancer, particularly in later life. Skin cancer stats According to dermatologist, Dr Marc Roscher, there is a shortage of dermatologists in SA and majority of the population will never be screened for skin cancer.Ā  This is extremely concerning, considering that SA has a very high incidence of skin cancer and one of the highest incidences of melanoma worldwide, as far as Caucasians are concerned. Therefore, awareness is key and early…

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