She's urging people to get their moles checked.
Liz Yeates spent her childhood summers outdoors without sun cream.
She frequently got burned, and as she got older she used sunbeds and was a self-confessed sun worshipper when abroad.
In the late 1990s, during a visit to her GP, it was pointed out that she had a lot of moles and was advised to get them checked.
This resulted in the removal of 13 moles from her shoulder, stomach, legs and even the soles of her feet.
Over the years to follow, she also had several others removed.
Then, in 2006, she noticed one on her left thigh that had darkened, so she made an appointment with a skin specialist, who removed it immediately.
Ms Yeates, who is CEO of the cancer advice and support charity the Marie Keating Foundation, commented: “I got the shock of my life when she told me that if I had waited another six weeks to see her my leg would have had to be amputated.
"If I waited another six months the melanoma would have spread throughout my body, which would have been fatal," she added.
CEO, Marie Keating Foundation, Liz Yeats spoke with Eoin Beatty on Monday morning's Kildare Today:
Criticism Over "Extremely Slow" Psychological Evaluation Of Teenage Girl Charged With Alleged Fatal Assault Of Scarlet Faulkner
Bertie Ahern Stands Over Immigration Comments
RTÉ Includes Derek Mooney In Revised 2024 Top Earning Presenters List
Fresh Appeal For Kyran Durnin, Who Would Have Turned Ten Today
Domestic Abuse Reports Reach All Time High, With Over 1,000 Reports Made Per Week
Impact Of AI On Public Service Work The Focus At Today's Fórsa Conference
Highest Inflation Rate Since January 2024 Recorded As Consumer Prices Rise
48-Hour Planned Strike By Frontline Ambulance Staff Called Off
