A former tanning addict is calling for a ban on ‘death machine’ solariums as she battles stage four skin cancer.
Natalie Calway, 43, feels like a ‘ticking time bomb’ after being diagnosed with skin cancer
Her life came crashing down when she was diagnosed with stage three melanoma in 2018, which progressed to stage four in 2020. ‘I had no idea that I was risking getting melanoma and that getting sunburnt just once or using a sun bed once significantly increases those risks.Natalie underwent a skin graft, a radical neck dissection and had 59 lymph nodes removed
As part of the treatment, Natalie underwent a skin graft, a radical neck dissection and had 59 lymph nodes removed.When 13 of them came back positive, she was referred to an oncologist and began 12 months of targeted therapy which consisted of taking tablets at home twice a day.
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