Nearby skin or fatty tissue which is pulled over the wound and stitched….

The small cartilage flap in your throat that prevents food or fluid from going down the wrong way.

The skin protects against heat, sunlight, injury, and infection. Skin also helps control body temperature and stores water and fat. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer. It usually forms in skin that has been exposed to sunlight,…

…from 2000 to 2016. Skin cancer-related conditions accounted for 3% of all problems managed in GP visits. The skin conditions managed were solar keratosis, keratinocyte cancer, other skin lesion, nevi, skin check, benign skin neoplasm and melanoma. Overall, the rate…

…followed up until 2018. Patients recorded whether each melanoma was discovered during a routine clinical skin check, or it was self-detected. The results showed that people whose melanomas were detected through a routine clinical skin check had a 25% lower…

A piece of skin taken from one part of the body to another to cover a wound….

Cancer that only affects cells on the surface of the top layer of the skin. Not invasive….

…more commonly among older age groups and females, and varied by location, skin sensitivity, skin colour, risk perception, and socio-economic index. What does this mean? Whole-body skin check behaviours in Australia have remained relatively stable overall but differ according to…

Skin cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the skin. On this page you will find information on: Types of skin cancer How common is skin cancer? Risk factors Diagnosis Treatment Prognosis Support for Queenslanders Resources Types of…

…asking a partner or a mate to check their back, and anywhere they can’t see themselves, for any skin changes.” Queensland has the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. Around 3,000 melanoma and 133,000 non-melanoma skin cancers are…