An excellent fact sheet from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Aging advises Australians to protect themselves from skin cancer by: Seek Shade Wear sun protective clothing that covers as much of your body as possible Put on a broard-brimmed hat that shades your face, neck and ears Wear wrap-around sunglasses Apply SPF50+ broad spectrum […]

REMEMBER when we used to lie out in the sun for hours covered in coconut oil? If you can, you’re pre-skin cancer warnings now appear regularly on our TV and billboards. Slip, slop, slap is the message we’ve being given. But, with vitamin D deficiency more common, many people are also wondering if the sun protection message is […]

Using the ABCDE system can be a good way to check for changes to your skin. While performing this skin check, remember that if you notice anything unusual (including any of the following, or the development of a new spot), you should visit your doctor. The ABCDE system reminds you to check five sorts of […]

In Australia non-melanoma skin cancer is diagnosed in 400,000 new cases each year. Non-melanoma skin cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in Australia, with around 400,000 new cases per year. With effective early detection and treatment survival rates for five years after diagnosis are For those cancers diagnosed in 1992 – 97, relative survival […]

MOOLOOLABA doctor Krzysztof Cichocki’s heart breaks when he remembers the day he told a 23-year-old he had skin cancer.The man, described as a lively world traveller, was diagnosed with a stage-four melanoma on his back.He had the lump, which grew under a pale freckle, for six months.By the time he made an appointment with Dr […]

PDT non-surgical treatment for skin cancer There’s a non-surgical treatment option for some non-melanoma skin cancers and certain types of precancerous lesions.Medically these lesions are known as superficial and nodular basal cell carcinomas and actinic keratoses (or solar keratoses).As well as being effective, the potential for scarring with PDT treatment is minimised. What does this […]