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This research explores whether Australia should have a melanoma screening program to detect skin cancer early in a way that is fair, affordable, and trusted. It looks at using new tools like risk assessments, full-body photos, and artificial intelligence to find better ways to protect people, especially those at higher risk, like Queenslanders.
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Australia has among the highest rates of skin cancers in the world. Due to our high awareness of the dangers of the sun, there is already substantial early detection in Australia through skin checking by patients or doctors. However, this opportunistic or informal screening is achieved mostly by a clinical skin examination without photographic documentation. We are performing research to address whether Australia would be better off with a targeted melanoma screening program that is equitable in its reach, trustworthy for patients and clinicians and cost-effective for the community and the healthcare system.
This is a large program of work that will provide a blueprint for a nationwide policy strategy for effective skin screening and surveillance. Specifically, the research at Cancer Council Queensland will address the policy and cost-effectiveness aspects of a proposed screening program. We are also answering the question of whether digital technology and/or artificial intelligence can increase equity of access and whether screening will be trustworthy for patients. We are undertaking population-based modelling to understand if initial risk assessment plus total-body photography and artificial intelligence is a cost-effective solution for targeted melanoma screening in Australia.
Cancer screening is one of the most effective ways to improve early detection of cancer and reduce cancer deaths. We anticipate that the evidence created from this project will inform the Australian Federal Government’s plans to consider an Australian-first skin cancer screening program based on risk-stratification.
Professor Louisa Collins is Cancer Council Queensland’s Research Lead for Cancer Prevention and Survivorship.
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Dr Daniel Lindsay is Cancer Council Queensland’s Cancer Health Economics Group Lead.
