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Text messages a new tool in the fight to prevent skin cancer
Australians’ love affair with mobile phones could save their life according to a joint QUT,…
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New App for Clinical Skin Cancer Diagnosis Launches on World Cancer Day 2015
On World Cancer Day 2015 general practitioners physicians and dermatologists in the United States United…
Children of melanoma survivors need better protection from sun
UCLA researchers have found that children of melanoma survivors are not comprehensively adhering to sun…
New skin cancer drug set for clinical trials
Lab tests suggest panRAF inhibitor may be effective in melanoma patients no longer responding to…
Common painkillers could decrease skin cancer risk
By Reema Rattan, The Conversation and Nicki Russell, The Conversation Common over-the-counter painkillers, such as…
Common antacid could lead to cheaper anti-cancer drugs
A popular indigestion medication can increase survival in colorectal cancer, according to research published in ecancermedicalscience.…
Richie Benaud reveals he is undergoing radiation therapy for skin cancer
Source: ABC/AAP. Image: AAP: Jenny Evans. Former Australian cricket captain Richie Benaud has revealed he is undergoing…
Australian researchers use experimental drug to destroy tumours in pre-clinical trial
Scientists at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have used an experimental drug produced from the…
The skin cancer selfie: Gigapixel camera helps early diagnosis
Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer, causing more than 75 percent of skin-cancer…
Australia the first country in the world to see decline in skin cancer rates
By Melissa Davey – The Guardian. Public health messages like ‘slip, slop, slap’ heralded a…