by Dr Julie Argent | Dec 9, 2016
They’re not necessarily what you might think When it comes to Melanoma, if you’re like most people, you’re probably thinking rather ugly brown spot that follows the ABCD rules. And when you look, they’re mostly pretty obvious. Except that’s where you’d be wrong....
by Dr Julie Argent | Nov 8, 2016
The real benefit of your skin cancer check being done properly Last blog post we wrote about how to tell if your skin cancer check was being done properly. And we promised to share some of the added sequential digital dermoscopy imaging or SDDI benefits that...
by Dr Julie Argent | Oct 4, 2016
You have just finished a shower, and are putting some moisturiser on your skin. Then you observe something new on the back of your hand. You see a flat sort of lump almost a sore (although it doesn’t necessarily hurt) with a scaly crust. You give it an extra dollop of...
by Dr Julie Argent | Aug 31, 2016
As part of our ongoing series on the different types of skin cancer, this week we take a closer look at Melanoma. Australia has the second highest melanoma prevalence rate in the world. Must be something to do with our sun, sea, sand or ‘on the land’ culture and our...
by Dr Julie Argent | Jul 27, 2016
Sunscreen preventing skin cancer or harming health? Well now that’s an interesting question… You may have read recently, My Kitchen Rules host Pete Evans came under fire for some social media commentary suggesting sunscreen wasn’t really needed, even...
