Please read Helen Roper’s moving story about her son Daniel, who passed away from Melanoma metastases’ on the 1st August 2011. He was 25 years old.
Patient Stories
Media clip: 1000th Melbourne Melanoma Project patient
Read the Herald Sun story about Jason Neilson who became the 1000th person to donate skin last week to the Melbourne Melanoma Project
Melanoma wonder drug Yervoy out of reach for most Australians
The Australian reported how a new wonder drug Yervoy can help patients diagnosed with Melonoma but is too expensive for most Australians. Read the whole story and how Yervoy helped Anna Harper.
About half of Australians have never had skin checked, new research reveals
A survey by Newspoll, commissioned by Melanoma Patients Australia, found that 46 per cent of 1232 people surveyed questioned had never had a professional skin check.
People’s awareness of the deadly cancer had grown, with 98 per cent correctly identifying exposure to the sun as a risk factor, along with solarium and sun bed use 93 per cent, having a family history of melanoma 79 per cent and colour of your skin 76 per cent. Please read the Daily Telegraph article concerning Peter Lynn and his family and the importance of early detection.