Skin cancer in Australia kills over 2,000 each year, with more than 750,000 diagnosed and treated. Tanning became embedded in Australian culture and proved...
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Skin cancers are cancers that arise from the skin. They are due to the development of abnormal cells that have the ability to invade or spread to other...
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Slip-Slop-Slap (category Healthcare in Australia)
public donations, was launched by Cancer Council Victoria in 1981 to combat high rates of skin cancer in Australia, and achieved high nationwide awareness...
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Carcinogen (redirect from Cancer forming agent)
cause of skin cancer. In Australia, where people with pale skin are often exposed to strong sunlight, melanoma is the most common cancer diagnosed in people...
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Merkel-cell carcinoma (redirect from Trabecular cancer of the skin)
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and aggressive skin cancer occurring in about three people per million members of the population. It is also known...
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Dark skin is a type of human skin color that is rich in melanin pigments. People with dark skin are often referred to as black people, although this usage...
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non-melanoma skin cancer. Rates are age-standardised. This is a list of countries by cancer frequency, as measured by the number of new cancer cases per...
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SunSmart (category Health charities in Australia)
program in Australia that promotes a balance between the benefits and harms of sunlight exposure, most notably including vitamin D and skin cancer. Cancer Council...
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Basal-cell carcinoma (redirect from Basal-cell skin cancer)
basal-cell cancer, basalioma or rodent ulcer, is the most common type of skin cancer. It often appears as a painless raised area of skin, which may be...
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Penile cancer, or penile carcinoma, is a cancer that develops in the skin or tissues of the penis. Symptoms may include abnormal growth, an ulcer or sore...
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Brazil to impose restrictions. In 2011 over 2000 people died from skin cancer in Australia. Several European counties and American States have banned the...
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Black salve (category Alternative cancer treatments)
and unsafe alternative cancer treatment. The product is commonly classified as an escharotic—a topical paste which destroys skin tissue and leaves behind...
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Melanoma (redirect from Skin melanoma)
type of skin cancer; it develops from the melanin-producing cells known as melanocytes. It typically occurs in the skin, but may rarely occur in the mouth...
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Mohs surgery (redirect from Mohs cancer surgery)
developed in 1938 by a general surgeon, Frederic E. Mohs, is microscopically controlled surgery used to treat both common and rare types of skin cancer. During...
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Human papillomavirus infection (category Infectious causes of cancer)
for 20% of cervical cancers (types 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58). Skin infection ("cutaneous" infection) with HPV is very widespread. Skin infections with HPV...
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supporter of several charities including the Skin Cancer Foundation. Born in England, she immigrated to Australia when she was very young. She and her mother...
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Prostate cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cells in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system below the bladder. Abnormal growth of prostate...
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(UV) in sunlight. It contains DNA repair enzymes that help reverse UV damage. People lacking the genes for these enzymes have high rates of skin cancer. One...
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Actinic keratosis (section Skin pigmentation)
pre-cancerous nature, if left untreated, they may turn into a type of skin cancer called squamous cell carcinoma. Untreated lesions have up to a 20% risk...
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Human skin color ranges from the darkest brown to the lightest hues. Differences in skin color among individuals is caused by variation in pigmentation...
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in Australia. According to Cancer Australia, it is the fifth most common diagnosed cancer in Australia behind breast, prostate, colorectal and skin cancers...
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Richard Scolyer (category Officers of the Order of Australia)
medicine, particularly in the field of melanoma and skin cancer, and to national and international professional organisations" in the 2021 Queen's Birthday...
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adenocarcinoma. Signs and symptoms of the most-common form of pancreatic cancer may include yellow skin, abdominal or back pain, unexplained weight loss, light-colored...
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Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the...
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Health effects of sunlight exposure (redirect from Ultraviolet light and cancer)
skin conditions later in life. Prolonged exposure is associated with the development of skin cancers, photoaging or premature skin aging, immune suppression...
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Epidermolysis bullosa (redirect from Butterfly skin)
esophageal narrowing, squamous cell skin cancer, and the need for amputations.[medical citation needed] EB is due to a mutation in at least one of 16 different...
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Oral cancer, also known as oral cavity cancer, tongue cancer or mouth cancer, is a cancer of the lining of the lips, mouth, or upper throat. In the mouth...
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Sunburn (category All Wikipedia articles written in American English)
protective clothing are widely accepted to prevent sunburn and some types of skin cancer. Special populations, including children, are especially susceptible...
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Indoor tanning (category Human skin color)
development of skin cancers among humans." The figures were compiled from 16 countries: Australia, Canada, the United States, and 13 countries in the north...
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is the most common form of cancer in males after skin cancer. Many cases of prostate cancer present little to no symptoms in early stages. Symptoms may...
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