A survey of more than 13,000 people in Melbourne over a 30-year period has shown a rapid increase in the use of sun protection in the decade after the program’s launch, new research reveals.
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Turns Out ‘Slip, Slop, Slap’ Saved A Bunch Of Lives
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Skin cancer prevention program may have reduced melanoma in Australians
A skin cancer prevention program called SunSmart may have contributed to a recent reduction in melanoma among younger residents of Melbourne, according to a study published October 8 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Suzanne Dobbinson of Cancer Council Victoria in Australia, and colleagues.
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Skin cancer and sun damage: moles on the body largely determined by genetics, our new research suggests
Melanoma skin cancer is the fifth most common cancer – with 16,000 cases diagnosed and 2,400 deaths every year in the UK.
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SPOT ON Can you spot which moles are deadly? The skin cancer signs you need to know
Which of the above moles would you worry about, and which would you ignore?
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