A TEENAGE boy has been diagnosed with incurable cancer which has spread to his other organs after getting sunburnt on holiday. Charlie Watson, 19, was told he had malignant melanoma - the most deadly form of skin cancer - and his treatment options are limited. The semi-professional footballer, from Dumfries and Galloway, in Scotland , first spotted a mole on his stomach after returning from a boys' holiday to Magaluf where he got sunburnt "quite badly".
The concerning mark grew to about one inch in size before it peeled off - Charlie had the rest removed from his body in October 2023. The mole was examined - and his results revealed he had nodular malignant melanoma , a dangerous and fast-growing type of skin cancer. Recounting her son's devastating diagnosis, Charlie's mum, Amanda Woods, 41, said: "It came as a shock to all of us.
" The young lad, who is mum described as a "typical" and "very active" lifestyle plays for Queen of South FC Reserves. "Truthfully, we never thought for one minute that this mole could have been malicious," she added. "Now, we have been told that there is no cure for this horrible disease.
" Although the cause of Charlie's cancer has not been confirmed, Amanda says that after turning 18, Charlie used sunbeds regularly and would often forget to use sun cream while abroad. Most read in Health She said: "When he was away in Magaluf, he burnt quite bad," "The mole appeared after he came back from that holiday and he had been using sunbeds frequently at t.