Skin biopsies are an integral part of the skin cancer diagnostic process, but they are also used for other skin conditions. Usually, we can diagnose a skin condition or a rash just from clinical examination and a careful history, but there are those times when we just...
A patient recently asked me “what’s your numbers?”, “What’s your biopsy rates?” What she was referring to was my numbers for skin cancer biopsies. But what did she really mean and do the numbers make a difference? SCARD is an online...
Despite there being a good public health campaign for sun protection, skin cancer is a very common condition in Australia and New Zealand. All types, including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are treatable, with some treatments even being...
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Did you know?
Brisbane has the highest rates of skin cancer in the world?
Melanoma is the most common cancer in young Australians?
If found early melanoma has an almost 100% treatment success
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