Chemist Warehouse Catalogue - 10/03-23/03/2022 (Page 31)

the house of wellness 31 keeping check the death of a close friend led scott maggs to work tirelessly to draw awareness to the importance of skin examinations words erin miller scott maggs says shaving off his signature bushy beard was an emotional stills sports some growth each year for the skin check campaign cott maggs describes his university mate wes bonny as "truly one of the best" anyone with his classic smile and wit." the two met when they lived on devastatingly only a few years later wes died "wes was killed by a suss-looking spot on his neck that he didn't know was bad until it "we couldn't believe something so brutal could happen to someone in the prime of their life." scott and a close group of friends wanted to do something in wes's memory and raise more awareness for skin cancer they came up with the idea beard season beards during winter and use them as conversation starter encouraging friends and family to get a skin check started beard season as it had the "niggle factor" – started growing his beard and challenged himself to meet someone new every day to spread the word about the importance of skin checks "in those first three months i met half saved their life." scott says "one lady i met at an event in sydney found me a year later and came up to me late-stage skin cancer just before it could really spurred me on and i decided to keep growing the beard as a daily reminder to keep the idea alive." scott became well-known for his bushy beard and decided to keep it until the did last year saying farewell to the beard he had grown for 11 years was one of the most emotional and overwhelming moments of after hosting the million dollar beard then relaunched the charity as skin check the sun "beard season will live on as a male- national skin check program," he says "bringing skin specialists to places and people who need them the most." up skin check clinics at events and festivals and have also created a website chat bot that assists people with finding a gp or skin cancer clinic near their location "because the sooner you notice a problem the sooner you can solve it" scott says if he was still around," he says for more information on skin check champions and the beard season campaign visit skincheckchampions.com melanoma in the spotlight that grows in the skin's pigment a high number of moles if it is left untreated melanoma every 30 minutes the main cause of melanoma is 1300 people will die from overexposure to uv radiation from melanoma this year the sun or things such as solarium melanoma is the most increase the risk include people with 20-39 year-old australians australian institute of health and welfare