Deborah Knight has issued a sobering warning to her fans about the importance of wearing sunscreen.
The Channel Nine presenter, 51, took to Instagram on Sunday to share several photos of herself displaying an array of painful-looking red marks all over her hands and chest, following a routine melanoma checkup.
‘Got off pretty lightly from my annual skin check. Just a few barnacles zapped but nothing serious this time round,’ the 2GB radio host explained in the caption.
‘Timely reminder to get your skin checked and protect it from the sun in the first place,’ she continued, before praising the medical team at Melanoma Institute Australia for saving lives.
The blonde completed her post with the poignant hashtag: Stop Glorifying Tanning.
Deborah Knight, 51, (pictured) took to Instagram on Sunday to share several photos of herself displaying an array of painful-looking red marks all over her hands and chest, following a routine melanoma checkup
Relieved fans flooded her post with comments, with one writing: ‘So wonderful to be bringing awareness. Very happy to hear you only had a few that needed zapping and nothing too serious.’
‘You must be glad you are in the clear. Good on you for sharing,’ another added.
Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer. It happens after the DNA in skin cells is damaged (typically due to harmful UV rays) and then not repaired so it triggers mutations that can form malignant tumors.

‘Got off pretty lightly from my annual skin check. Just a few barnacles zapped but nothing serious this time round,’ the 2GB radio host explained in the caption

The blonde completed her post with the poignant hashtag: Stop Glorifying Tanning
Australia has the highest melanoma rates in the world, with one person diagnosed every 30 minutes and one person dying from the disease every six hours.
It is the most common cancer affecting 20 to 39 year old Australians, and sadly 50 per cent of advanced melanoma patients don’t respond or become resistant to new immunotherapy treatments.
Every year Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA) hosts a Melanoma March campaign to support the psychological health and wellbeing of Australians living with advanced cancer, and to help tackle tanning culture.
If you’d like to donate, click here.
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