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.
