If we know melanoma is deadly,why do we still chase the bronze dream?
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If we know melanoma is deadly,why do we still chase the bronze dream?

The message needs to change. There is no such thing as a safe suntan.

  • byImogen Timms

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Medical experts call on sports to reduce melanoma risks

Medical experts call on sports to reduce melanoma risks

The joint medical directors of Melanoma Institute Australia,Professor Georgina Long and Professor Richard Scolyer,say the cancer is still killing one Australian every six hours.

  • byGarry Maddox
Zoe Foster Blake says TGA code could reverse sunscreen health message

Zoe Foster Blake says TGA code could reverse sunscreen health message

The author says new rules aimed at stopping medical misinformation on social media could reverse public health messages around sunscreen.

  • bySarah Berry
New research confirms some melanomas may be harmless - but which ones?

New research confirms some melanomas may be harmless - but which ones?

The research backs up previous findings that cancer screening programs are saving lives,but are also causing some people to receive invasive treatments they do not need.

  • byStuart Layt
Could the secret to youthful skin come down to these three things?

Could the secret to youthful skin come down to these three things?

The news could be either good or bad depending on where you sit,with the answer involving things we can and can’t change.

  • byNicola Heath
Melanoma and autoimmune conditions are linked,QIMR team discovers

Melanoma and autoimmune conditions are linked,QIMR team discovers

Researchers from QIMR Berghofer have uncovered another piece of the genetic puzzle for melanoma,finding a genetic overlap between the deadly cancer and autoimmune conditions.

  • byStuart Layt
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Don’t let La Nina lead you into not being sun smart,advocates urge

Don’t let La Nina lead you into not being sun smart,advocates urge

Skin cancer advocates are urging people not to fall for common sun safety myths,despite La Nina bringing cooler conditions this season.

  • byStuart Layt
‘Why are you swearing?’:After decades in the sun,my Anglo skin faces payback time

‘Why are you swearing?’:After decades in the sun,my Anglo skin faces payback time

Looking for proof of a reckless – but oh so joyous – youth spent sans suncream on an Australian beach? Presenting exhibit A:my face.

  • byFrank Robson
Sunscreen 101:The best products to use and how to apply them

Sunscreen 101:The best products to use and how to apply them

If you think putting one layer on in the morning is enough protection,think again.

  • bySamantha Selinger-Morris
Rod had 21 moles removed at once. Now he hopes for melanoma screening program

Rod had 21 moles removed at once. Now he hopes for melanoma screening program

After his marathon mole removal,Rod Flude hopes a new national screening program being developed by UQ scientists can help others avoid that ordeal.

  • byStuart Layt
Alice hopes Brisbane test gives cancer patients a chance her father never had

Alice hopes Brisbane test gives cancer patients a chance her father never had

Peter Wehl never got to take his grandchildren camping. But researchers hope they can give a fighting chance to others with the same cancer he suffered from.

  • byStuart Layt