Check for dad.

One of the Newcastle Mole Clinic's first patients was dad-of-two Dave Ross, who was already undergoing treatment for a form of skin cancer.

The 49-year-old spotted a dark red mark, which appeared slightly scabbed, on his chest just over a year ago and doctors confirmed it was Bowen's Disease ( a form of cancer which usually stays on the skin's surface.

Keen to spot any other danger moles or lesions on his body, shop assistant Dave, from Sunderland, booked an appointment at the clinic.

Dave's wife Diane, 42, also encouraged him to get checked after she discovered a suspect mole on her calf. Although doctors found out it was not melanoma, the couple are now extra careful in the sun.

"I got a full body search which was really thorough and luckily they didn't find anything," said Dave, who lives with Diane, and their two children Ashleigh, 21, and Craig, 20.

"In the past I used to be a massive sun-worshipper and I used sunbeds a lot, but at the time I didn't realise the damage it was doing. We're going to the Dominican Republic for a holiday soon and I plan to wear lots of sun cream with an SPF factor of more than 50."