“Don’t think about it” is the worst advice you can follow for preventing melanoma. A suspected mole, in fact, should never be ignored or neglected for too long.
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Cheaper medicines for advanced melanoma and multiple sclerosis
From 1 February 2024, Australians with advanced melanoma and relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) will have access to new and updated medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
‘A tan is not worth dying for’; Jenny shares her melanoma journey
Geelong’s Jenny Thulborn, 60, first discovered she had melanoma 30 years ago after the birth of her second child. Now cancer-free, she will participate in the Melanoma Institute Australia’s Geelong Melanoma March on March 3. She speaks with Jena Carr about her journey through many health scares and surviving stage four melanoma.
New RMIT, CDU study finds cannabis has ‘deadly’ effect on melanomas in-vitro in laboratory
As Leigh Raaschou sits in his home detailing decades of paying the price of the sun, there isn’t a glimmer of despair.