LINKS
Following are helpful websites that contain further information about skin cancer and treatments.
- New South Wales Government - www.darksideoftanning.com.au
- Cancer Council New South Wales - www.cancercouncil.com.au
- The Melanoma Foundation - www.melanomafoundation.com.au
- Australian College of Skin Cancer Medicine - www.skincancercollege.com.au
- Skintography: visual monitoring of moles - www.skintography.com.au
Australia has the highest rate of skin cancer in the world !
Melanoma is the most common cancer in males aged 25-54 and females aged 15-24.
One in two Australians will develop skin cancer each year.
About 1200 Australians of all ages die each year.
Most of the deaths and serious operation resulting from skin cancer are PREVENTABLE.
