The Northern Beaches Skin Cancer Clinic blog
Here you'll find discussions about the latest research and other things you should know about skin cancer. If you have a question or want to know about something specific, drop us a note and we'll do our best to write something for you. Drop us a noteSquamous Cell Carcinoma – it’s a sort of scaly, crusty, patchy spot
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...
read moreMelanoma diagnosis – what happens now?
Many people, when first diagnosed with anything serious, immediately think the worst. And whilst a melanoma diagnosis needs to be taken very seriously, with new treatments constantly being researched, a melanoma diagnosis is often not the mortal blow it once was.If...
read moreMelanoma – taking a closer look
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...
read moreBasal cell carcinoma diagnosis
What does that mean?So you’ve just been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma, often called BCC for short. Carcinoma, that sounds a lot like cancer and it is. BUT, please don’t panic. Whilst it is something to be taken seriously, you’re very likely to live a very long...
read moreSunscreen preventing skin cancer or harming health
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 going so far as...
read moreSkin cancer myths debunked
Aussies, just love to sunbake – something about our ‘sun, sand, sea culture. But did you know that all that sun exposure has led to Australia having the highest rate of skin cancer in the world?And whilst we’ve had variations of the Cancer Council’s ‘slip, slop, slap’...
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