Researchers from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience have been awarded international funding to combat an expected escalation of skin cancer cases in US troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Patients
Melanomas are rising rapidly and older men in rural and regional Australia are most at risk
John Seccombe had regularly checked his skin and even had small cancers on his face removed, but nothing prepared him for the moment when the right side of his face went numb.
Melanoma: ‘Doctors said my cancerous mole was fungus’
BBC journalist Sarah Lee was diagnosed with stage three malignant melanoma in January, five months after three different doctors had dismissed her concerns about a new mole on her scalp.
Ad of the Day: UV-sensitive poster helps public see the light on skin cancer
A degradable UV light poster is opening the eyes of audiences to the dangers posed by unprotected exposure to sunlight as the mercury rises – even when it’s cloudy.