- About us
- About cancer
- What is cancer?
- Types of cancer
- Causes of cancer
- Early detection
- After a diagnosis
- What to expect
- Living with cancer
- Treatment
- After treatment
- Find a specialist
- Support
- Online resources
- Share your cancer story
- FAQ
- Publications
- Preventing cancer
- Sun safety
- About skin cancer
- Causes of skin cancer
- Check for signs and symptoms of skin cancer
- About sunscreen
- Preventing skin cancer
- Vitamin D
- UV Index
- Nanoparticles and sunscreen
- SunSmart position statements
- Cancer Council Shop
- SunSmart schools and early childhood programs
- Sun protection in the workplace
- Campaigns and events
- Nutrition and physical activity
- Smoking and tobacco
- Reduce your risk
- Early detection
- Workplace cancer
- Sun safety
- Get involved
- News
- Health professionals
- Policy and advocacy
- Sun safety
- About skin cancer
- Causes of skin cancer
- Check for signs and symptoms of skin cancer
- About sunscreen
- Preventing skin cancer
- Vitamin D
- UV Index
- Nanoparticles and sunscreen
- SunSmart position statements
- Cancer Council Shop
- SunSmart schools and early childhood programs
- Sun protection in the workplace
- Campaigns and events
- Nutrition and physical activity
- Smoking and tobacco
- Reduce your risk
- Early detection
- Workplace cancer
Real Stories: secondary school resource
The lessons are available in the below table. Please click on the images to be directed to the video.
- UV. It all adds up
- Slip! Slop! Slap! (1981 - late 1980s)
- Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, and Slide (1980s to present)
- Celebrating 30 years of SunSmart
- Dear 16 year old me
- Wes Bonny
- Dark side of tanning (male)
- Dark side of tanning (female)
- Dying for a tan
- It's a beautiful day for cancer
- Leatha face vs flawless
- Dangers of a deadly tan
- Ch 10 news Perth - solarium story
- Pretty Shady
| Modules | |
| *New* UV. It all adds up | Download PDF's |
|---|---|
|
Reproduced with the permission of SunSmart, Cancer Council Victoria. |
|
| Slip! Slop! Slap! (1981 - late 1980s) | Download PDF's |
|
Reproduced with the permission of SunSmart, Cancer Council Victoria. |
|
| Slip, Slop, Slap, Seek, and Slide (1980s to present) | Download PDF's |
|
Reproduced with the permission of SunSmart, Cancer Council South Australia. |
|
| Celebrating 30 years of SunSmart | Download PDF's |
|
Reproduced with the permission of SunSmart, Cancer Council Victoria. |
|
| Dear 16 year old me | Download PDF's |
|
Reproduced with the permission of the David Cornfield Melanoma Fund. |
|
| Wes Bonny | Download PDF's |
|
© Cancer Institute (NSW) 2012 |
|
| Dark side of tanning (male) | Download PDF's |
|
Reproduced with permission of the Cancer Institute, New South Wales. |
|
| Dark side of tanning (female) | Download PDF's |
|
Reproduced with permission of the Cancer Institute, New South Wales. |
|
| Dying for a tan | Download PDF's |
|
Video courtesy of Channel 9. |
|
| It's a beautiful day for cancer | Download PDF's |
|
Reproduced with the permission of Cancer Council NSW and advertising agency Naked Communications. |
|
| Leatha face vs flawless | Download PDF's |
|
Reproduced with the permission of Cancer Research UK. |
|
| Dangers of a deadly tan | Download PDF's |
|
Video courtesy of ABC. |
|
| Ch 10 news Perth - solarium story | Download PDF's |
|
Video courtesy of Channel 10. |
|
| NEW - Pretty Shady | Download PDF's |
|
Reproduced with permission of the Cancer Institute, New South Wales. |
|
Further secondary school lessons can be found here.
Copyright and acknowledgements
We remain indebted to the late Clare Oliver and her family for allowing the inclusion of interviews with Clare in this resource.
We would like to acknowledge the generous contribution of Wes Bonny’s family and friends and extend our gratitude to them for sharing Wes’s story.
Thank you to Peter Wallis and Agnieszka Arto who shared their stories to help raise awareness about the importance of skin protection.
We also thank the following media organisations for granting permission to use their news and current affairs footage:
- Channel Nine – 60 Minutes, National Nine News Perth
- ABC – 7.30 Report
- Channel Ten – Ten News Perth
- The West Australian
- Sun-Herald
All newspaper, case stories and journal articles have been printed with permission.
This page was last updated on: Thursday, June 9, 2016































Back to top