AN AUSTRALIAN woman whose beloved father died from melanoma after a lifetime spent in the sun, has invented a sunsafe bike visor in the hope of protecting others from the deadly skin cancer.
Patient Stories
Woman Loses Eye To Rare Form Of Ocular Melanoma
After losing her eye to a rare form of cancer, an Australian woman wants to raise awareness and further understanding of this potentially fatal disease.
In January 2015, Jessica Van Zeil was diagnosed with a special form of ocular melanoma. For years, she had a red spot on her eye that gradually worsened as time went on.
‘There was no other option’: Young woman, 22, has her left eye and eyelid removed in life-saving surgery after a red spot turned out to be a rare and aggressive cancer
A brave young Melbourne woman, who had her left eye removed after she contracted a very rare form of ocular melanoma, is now telling her story to raise awareness about the disease.
Melanoma presence, early spread detected by new blood test
A Brisbane scientist has discovered a new way of detecting the presence and early spread of melanoma disease, which could improve a patient’s chance of survival.
Mitchell Stark, from the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, has found a panel of seven biomarkers which can accurately monitor melanoma via blood tests.