Skin Cancer Treatment Expanding Into GP ClinicsHon Simeon BrownMinister of HealthNew Zealanders will be able to have suspicious skin spots and moles checked and removed at a local GP clinic, the first stage of a $23 million investment in community healthcare, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. Skin cancer is our most common cancer, and it is one of the most treatable, but only if it is caught early," Mr Brown says. "For too many New Zealanders, what happens after a suspected skin cancer is spotted depends on where they live. In some parts of the country there are excellent community skin cancer services. "When skin cancer is caught and treated early, outcomes are significantly better for patients.