Skin: Online Calculator For Melanoma Risk
Melbourne doctors have created a Skin Cancer Calculator for people to work out their risk of getting a melanoma in the next five years.
The interactive website, created by doctors at The Alfred hospital’s melanoma service, is designed to alert people at risk to the need for preventive measures and relevant screening.Victoria Mar, a dermatologist with the service, said the calculator assessed the best available evidence for individual risk factors such as age, hair colour, complexion, where you live and family history. It also asks users to identify how many different moles they have on their body
While many will be able to use it by themselves, Dr Mar said the tool could also be used with a GP, so people could discuss risk factors and results together. She said it might also help time-poor GPs conduct an accurate skin check.
The Age 27/04/11 pg 4