Parents in skin cancer DVD launch

Peter and Bet Kaye's daughter died last year

A couple from Cornwall whose daughter died from skin cancer are hoping a DVD they are launching will save lives.

Becca Kaye from Launceston, who was a 35-year-old school teacher, died from the disease years after exposure to too much sun during a day's windsurfing.

Her father Peter Kaye says children and adults need to be aware of the dangers.

Experts at the Royal Cornwall Hospital's dermatology unit have provided specialist advice and taken part in the production of the DVD.

"We were devastated by the loss of Becca and together with her friends were determined to carry her energy forward," said Mr Kaye.

"The Melanoma Awareness Project (MAP) is one of the ways we are doing that."

Devon and Cornwall has the highest rate of malignant melanoma in the UK.

People should avoid the sun between 1100 and 1500 BST

Last year, figures by Cancer Research showed an increase in cases by 29% in men and 14% in women over the past 10 years.

The specialist team at the Royal Cornwall Hospital is holding a special drop-in mole clinic on Saturday at the dermatology unit.

People are being encouraged to come along to have any moles they may be worried about checked out.

Health experts advise people to avoid the sun between 1100 and 1500 BST, cover up with a T-shirt, wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses, use high-factor sun screen and drink plenty of non-alcoholic fluids.