“No one should die of malignant melanoma” - A. Bernard Ackerman, 1985

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Concordance between patient concerns and skin cancer diagnosis

By Skin Cancer Institute |May 11, 2021 posted in Skin Cancer, skin cancer diagnosis, Detection, skin cancer check

This month's research article caught my eye because it is such a simple, yet useful and relevant study. From a single practice in Brisbane, the paper reports on the agreement or not between lesions ...
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[6 min watch] Skin Cancer Update with Prof Giuseppe Argenziano | April 2021

By Skin Cancer Institute |April 27, 2021 posted in skin cancer diagnosis, Detection

In this month's skin cancer update video with Professor Giuseppe Argenziano, we look at his latest fascinating study into how patient management can change after diagnostic review by a second ...
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[8 min read] Detecting melanoma in high-risk patients | Prof David Wilkinson

By Skin Cancer Institute |April 19, 2021 posted in Detection, Research, melanoma

This month I draw your attention to what I believe is a profoundly important piece of research. The research – done in Australia – demonstrates the value of using a mixture of total body photography ...
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[1 min read] New online melanoma risk calculators

By Skin Cancer Institute |September 15, 2020 posted in Skin Cancer, Detection, Risks

New online melanoma risk calculators help predict melanoma risk and potentially deadly spread. Clinicians and their patients now have access to a series of online calculators which will assist in ...
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[5 min watch] Skin Cancer Update with Prof Giuseppe Argenziano [July 2020]

By Skin Cancer Institute |July 06, 2020 posted in skin cancer diagnosis, Detection

In this month's skin cancer update video, Professor Giuseppe Argenziano talks about the three possible outcomes that can be reached after you check a lesion: Excise, monitor, or do nothing. In most ...
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