In 2010, almost 780 000 skin cancers were diagnosed and treated in Australia. Only 1% of these were invasive melanoma. The vast majority were nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) in people aged 60 years and over. Nonmelanoma skin cancers in Australia are now nearly seven times more common than all other cancers combined; approximately half of these are removed by general practitioners.
This is a valuable about skin cancer screening from a Professor of Dermatology at the University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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