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[Podcast] Total body photography in skin cancer medicine

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

Welcome to this podcast series, Conversations with Professor David Wilkinson! In this episode, Prof David Wilkinson (Chief Medical Officer, National Skin Cancer Centres) speaks with Dr Scott Arnold ...
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[4 min watch] Second opinion & clinico-pathologic correlation Part 1: Prof Giuseppe Argenziano

By Skin Cancer Institute |October 01, 2021 posted in Skin Cancer, Detection

In this first part of a four-part series, Prof Giuseppe Argenziano discusses the way in which a second opinion by an experienced dermatopathologist can significantly improve the clinical management ...
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[Resource] Melanoma treatment guidelines 2021

By Skin Cancer Institute |August 11, 2021 posted in Skin Cancer, melanoma, melanoma treatment

If you see patients with skin cancer concerns in your practice, it is essential that you stay up to date with the latest melanoma guidelines. This helpful guide prepared by Professor David Wilkinson ...
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Spitz naevi: Prof Giuseppe Argenziano | July 2021

By Skin Cancer Institute |July 28, 2021 posted in Skin Cancer, Dermoscopy, melanoma, Spitz naevi

In this skin cancer update video, Professor Giuseppe Argenziano speaks about Spitz naevi - "schizophrenic" tumours which are convinced they are melanomas when in fact they are benign naevi.
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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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