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Scottish mum issues warning after ‘blindsiding’ melanoma diagnosis

A Scottish mum was “blindsided” when she was diagnosed with melanoma, only a month before her 40th birthday.

Adele Hughes is now passionate about raising awareness of skin protection – urging young people to never use sunbeds. The mum-of-two, now three years cancer free, said her experience was “terrifying”.




She’s still under surveillance, with scans and check-ups every six months. Adele, 44, told the Daily Record : “I’d never wish anybody to go on that skin cancer journey.

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“I had two young children when I was diagnosed in December, 2019, and being told I had cancer and that it had spread to my lymph nodes blindsided me.

“It felt terrifying and when I look back on months of treatment that included six surgeries and 18 cycles of immunotherapy treatment, I realise how difficult it has been.”

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