Overview

• Hamilton initially dismissed an itchy freckle on her back as a mosquito bite until it persisted four weeks later and she sought medical advice.
• Diagnosed last year with basal-cell carcinoma, she underwent successful surgery to remove the lesion and has since been declared cancer-free.
• Looking back on her time in Atomic Kitten, Hamilton links her past sunbed use in the 1990s to her cancer diagnosis and warns of UV dangers.
• After urging her mother to have a stubborn facial mark checked, Hamilton’s intervention led to her mother’s own skin cancer diagnosis and treatment.
• Citing Cancer Research UK data, Hamilton encourages regular skin checks and sunscreen use to reduce the risk of non-melanoma skin cancers.