Bristol Myers Squibb is proud to have partnered with La Roche-Posay, Ogilvy and Sculpture by the Sea on The Spot to highlight to Australians that prevention and early disease detection is the best way to tackle skin cancer and melanoma.
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Watch the melanoma sculpture The Spot growing on Tamarama beach
The artwork The Spot, by Andrew Hankin, on Tamarama beach during the 2024 Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Sydney, Australia.
Latest data reveals NSW’s top melanoma hotspots
The Cancer Institute NSW’s newly released melanoma hotspot map reveals Ballina, Lismore, Byron, Clarence Valley and Coffs Harbour local government areas (LGAs) have the state’s highest rates of melanoma, with almost 350 cases projected to be diagnosed in those areas in 2024.
Cutaneous malignant melanoma incidence increasing among the elderly
From 1987 to 2016, there was a considerable increase in the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) among the elderly in the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in Cancer Screening and Prevention.