Tiffany's Dad is always busy outdoors during the summer months but when he neglects to protect his skin from the scorching sun he is putting his health at risk. When he needs surgery to investigate melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer affecting an increasing number of families every year, Tiffany is left feeling upset and is confused about what exactly is happening to her father and how he will recover.

Fortunately for Tiffany, the Medikidz - a group of superheroes with unique individual powers - are never too far away and whisk her off to Mediland, a human-shaped planet, in order to help her understand precisely how melanoma is bringing about changes to her dad's body. The Medikidz have a serious message about the importance of being safe in the sun and take Tiffany on a trip deep inside the epidermis to see what makes skin cells turn 'bad', and how this can lead to melanoma. In their very own edutaining way the Medikidz explain to Tiffany the essential medical facts about the causes and symptoms of the condition, how the different treatments aim to get rid of the bad skin cells and make her father feel well again.

Join Tiffany on an exciting tour around the human body with Pump, Gastro, Chi, Skinderella and Axon, as she encounters the badly behaving melanocytes, the melanin production line and the immune system army along the way!

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