Comprising six key features, the Skcin app is a comprehensive, accessible solution developed by Skcin to educate, empower and equip the nation with all the advice and self-management tools required to help reduce their risk of skin cancer, detect the early warning signs and take charge their skin health and surveillance.
The Skcin app was developed by Skcin as a unique, cost effective solution to drive skin cancer awareness into the hands and hearts of communities nationwide. The app can be easily installed onto your device directly from the website – providing users with one tap to six essential educational and self-management features detailed below.
With 90% of all skin cancers caused by over-exposure to UV radiation and therefore largely preventable, this feature provides users with essential educational content and practical advice to develop their knowledge of UV radiation, how it can lead to skin cancer and how to reduce the risk by using a combination of five key sun protection measures.
The UV Index (UVI) tool provides users with instant access to the current UV Index, its daily peak and a 2 day, hourly forecast for multiple locations, anywhere across the globe. Protection advice based on UV levels is provided and handy SMS alerts can be activated to let users know when the UVI reaches 3, when it reaches it’s daily peak and to provide 2 hourly sunscreen reminders.
Whilst to varying degrees we are all at risk of skin cancer, a person’s individual level of risk can vary dramatically due to multiple factors. By answering a series of specific multiple choice questions, the Risk Assessor tool enables users to retain a personalised risk assessment with detailed rationale and advice relating to these factors.
The sooner skin cancer is detected, diagnosed and treated the better. This feature provides educational content, skin cancer images and practical advice to help users detect the early signs and symptoms of the various types of melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer, how to confidently take action with concerns and overviews of referral criteria, diagnosis, staging and treatment.
The importance of performing monthly skin examinations cannot be underestimated. This feature provides users with practical advice in the form of a step-by-step guide to conducting thorough, full-body skin examinations with the ability to activate handy, monthly SMS alerts to remind users when their next examinations are due.
The Lesion Tracker feature enables users to track, monitor and compare multiple lesions using close-up photography to help identify subtle changes over time. Handy tools allow users to effectively manage each lesion with recorded details, notes and SMS alerts to help them proactively take charge of their skin surveillance.
The Skcin App can be easily installed on your mobile device without the need to access the App Store or Google Play. This allows SKCIN to update the app and add features, without the need for users to install updated versions. To install the app you will need to use your device’s native browser (Safari for iOS and Chrome for Android) Here’s how to install the app in just a few taps:
If you’re looking for a proactive, cost effective solution to raising awareness of skin cancer prevention and early detection across a large stakeholder community, Skcin can work in partnership with brands and organisations to deliver a white label version of the app. Accessed from a unique URL, once installed, your brand and desired messaging will appear each time the app is opened on the users device. Skcin can also provide full reporting data achieved via the partnership. To find out more, please get in touch.
