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<p>Skin cancer is a lurking danger that not many people in Jamaica take serious note of, especially those who excessivly bleach their skin.</p>
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<p>A recent revelation by an overseas entertainer has brought into sharp focus the importance of proper skincare in order to aviod the deadly medical condition.</p>
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<p>Tracy Leanne Jefford, the 2017 contestant in the popular X factor entertainment show in the United States is the latest person to open up about the development of skin cancer.</p>
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<p>The X factor contestant said she was diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma (BCC) - the most common type of skin cancer - in April after finding a spot on her nose.</p>
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<p>The mum-of-three has blamed the use of sunbeds every other day for her condition.</p>
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<p>Her disclosure has placed thousands of woman not just in America but in Jamaica, where women are abusing their skin far worse than the X factor star, by bleaching out their skin &nbsp;pigment and walking around daily in excessive heat.</p>
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<p>“I hold my hands up. I abused my own skin by not protecting it. You need to put factor 50 on as soon as you walk out that door.” Said the X factor star.</p>
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<p>“I thought I was invincible. I used to look at ladies in the paper that had been diagnosed with skin cancer and it would say it was through sunbed abuse. I’d look at them and I’d think, that is so sad - but I’d still carry on thinking it wouldn’t happen to me.</p>
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