A sunbed addict given a "year to live" after getting cancer wants to warn others that skin cancer "isn't just a mole being removed".
Jak Howell was just 21 in June 2021 when he discovered he had stage three advanced melanoma.
The cancer had spread dramatically from a patch of skin on his back through to his groin and chest in the space of just two months.
At the time, Jak was using sunbeds up to five times a week for 18 minutes - a habit he had from the age of 16.
Two surgeries to remove tumours on his lower back and leg were not successful.
He went through a year of immunotherapy and was given the all clear in December 2022.
Reflecting on his experience, Jak wants to raise awareness of the "later effects of mental health having cancer".
Jak Howell was just 21 in June 2021 when he discovered he had stage three advanced melanoma.
The cancer had spread dramatically from a patch of skin on his back through to his groin and chest in the space of just two months.
At the time, Jak was using sunbeds up to five times a week for 18 minutes - a habit he had from the age of 16.
Two surgeries to remove tumours on his lower back and leg were not successful.
He went through a year of immunotherapy and was given the all clear in December 2022.
Reflecting on his experience, Jak wants to raise awareness of the "later effects of mental health having cancer".
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