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Our leaflets and posters

Our leaflets are downloadable here, or available free of charge in A5 leaflet or A3 poster. Leaflets about the different types of skin cancer are also available (see 'Basal Cell Carcinoma', 'Squamous Cell Carcinoma' and 'Melanoma' in the Patient Information and Leaflets section on this website (select from the A-Z list), or contact us to receive them by post. If you would like any advice regarding your own Sun Awareness events, please do get in touch.

For more information, please contact Nina Goad, Communications Manager, 0207 391 6355 or nina@bad.org.uk

Mole checks – The BAD have produced the ‘A B C D E-asy way to check your moles ’ guide, which helps people identify problems with their skin. Early detection of a skin cancer is vital, and is the focus of the Sun Awareness campaign, so it is hoped this guide will help people recognise the signs and how to seek help. Click here to download this printable leaflet . (512kb - may take a moment to download)

SOS – the sun safety tips to ‘Save Our Skin’ – similar to the messages of the famous ‘Slip, Slop, Slap’ campaign in Australia , this guide gives four simple messages with SOS initialisms, to make them easily memorable. Click here to download this printable leaflet. (631kb - may take a moment to download)

UV index – a helpful guide explaining how to use the UV index to show the danger to your particular skin type from UV damage on any given day. Click here to download this printable leaflet. (805kb - may take a moment to download)

Skin types – the ‘know your skin type’ guide. This guide helps you know your skin type and your risk from sun damage. Click here to download this printable leaflet. (689kb - may take a moment to download)

Fact sheet - For more information about sunscreen and sun safety, please see our factsheet here

Please contact Nina on 0207 391 6355 or email nina@bad.org.uk if you would like to receive copies by post instead. Please let us know how many of each poster and how many of each leaflet you would like, and the address to send them to.