Melanoma researchers NSW Australians of the Year By Duncan Murray Melanoma researchers Richard Scolyer and Georgina Long have been named NSW Australians of the Year. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS) A pair…

We know is that the sooner it is detected, the more likely you will be to have a positive outcome. When left untreated, skin cancer can be life threatening. Self skin…

Researchers at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have developed an online test for people aged 40 and over to predict their risk of developing melanoma over the next 3.5 years.…

Smartphone apps that claim to diagnose melanoma could be falsely reassuring people that their moles do not need medical attention, dermatologists warn. In a letter to the British Journal of Dermatology (online), UK experts…

Take a good look at your skin.  You will probably see  a number of moles—small clusters of pigment-producing skin cells. Most adults have between 10 and 40 moles, and some people,…