Australians urged to ‘be all over melanoma’ on 30 January
Living amongst the highest rates of melanoma in the world, Australians are being urged to become more familiar with their skin and ‘be all over melanoma’ this Check for Spots Day.
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A series of three publications reported studies investigating the prognosis associated with melanomas.
These three studies were:
The retrospective study looking at the influence of various primary tumour characteristics in patients diagnosed with stage IV melanoma between 2003 and 2012, who had a median follow-up of five years, found that primary tumour thickness was the most significant prognostic factor in stage IV melanoma.
In the second study, the presence of a BRAF mutation in patients with primary stage I-III cutaneous melanomas did not necessarily drive more rapid tumour growth but was associated with poorer melanoma-specific survival in patients with early-stage disease. In the third study, it was found that patients presenting with regional cutaneous metastases have a much better prognosis than those with distant cutaneous metastases.
Our research focuses on understanding primary melanoma, particularly to enhance detection and prevent deaths.
Living amongst the highest rates of melanoma in the world, Australians are being urged to become more familiar with their skin and ‘be all over melanoma’ this Check for Spots Day.
Amongst all the hustle and bustle of end-of-year festivities, there’s one thing Alfred specialists are urging Victorians to remember – the importance of sun safety.
When melanoma survivor Chris Glanville was asked to help plan how the new Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre could incorporate wellness in a way that was meaningful to patients, he jumped at the chance.