A national medical congress has warned that Australia is facing a skills shortage to deal with the predicted rise in melanoma rates over the next 20 years.
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Excessive sunbathing is the main cause of the appearance of this most aggressive form of skin cancer
The doctor says my mole is a melanoma. What happens next?
Firstly, you’re not alone! Two in three Australians will have a skin cancer in their lifetime, nearly all of them basal cell carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas, or melanomas.
The Melanoma Research Alliance Names Dr. Marc Hurlbert as Chief Executive Officer
A pharmacologist by training, Dr. Hurlbert is a visionary leader who brings more than 20 years of experience advancing medical research and public health. He has led medical and scientific research programs in the areas of prevention and treatment strategies for breast cancer, lymphoma and multiple myeloma, as well as juvenile diabetes.