A world-first clinical trial will investigate whether the experimental treatment given to a former Australian of the Year can treat aggressive tumours in other patients.
Sunblock must be primarily marketed as sunscreen to remain GST-free,the Australian Taxation Office says.
Tamara Dawson was just 36 when she was diagnosed with stage 4 melanoma. She says there’s still “so much we’re not doing to reduce the burden of disease”.
Common misconceptions still stop Australians from using SPF products correctly,despite the country having the world’s highest melanoma rate.
Where you live in Brisbane could determine whether you are diagnosed with melanoma,the most serious form of skin cancer.
Although Australia’s public health response to skin cancer risk should be celebrated,there are real and founded concerns that the gains made could be lost.
With her daughter now 16,melanoma patient Jen Benfield is worried by the attitudes towards tanning still held by the next generation.
Since 1990,cancer in people aged 18 to 49 has increased by 80 per cent worldwide. But why?
There are disturbing reports that commercial sunbeds are making a comeback in Australia despite being illegal since 2016.
It’s been a challenging winter and I know my fellow doctors,nurses and paramedics are exhausted. A line from Spider-Man has been echoing in my mind.