Unusual moles, lumps, blemishes or sores, or changes in the way your skin looks or feels, may be a sign of melanoma or another type of skin cancer. Melanoma claims 2,000 Australian lives every year, and a skin cancer is diagnosed every minute in our
Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, with over 750,000 skin tumours treated every year. In fact, two in three of us will develop the disease by the age of 70. So what causes skin cancers to develop in the first place,
"Every time you think you know all the rules, melanoma breaks the rules!" Sometimes, melanoma makes no sense. There is a common belief that melanoma and other skin cancers only develop in sun-exposed areas of the body. This is a myth, as Skin Cancer
Australia has the highest national rate of skin cancer in the world, with two in three Australians diagnosed with the disease by the age of 70. Despite these statistics, less than 20 per cent of Australian men and women wear sunscreen in winter. But