This Seems To Be A Useful Contribution To Melanoma Detection and Treatment.

This appeared in The Conversation last week.New online tool can predict your melanoma risk March 12, 2018 6.04am AEDT People who are unable to tan and who have moles on their skin are among those at heightened risk of developing melanoma. from shutterstock.com AuthorsPhoebe Roth Editorial Intern Sasha Petrova Deputy Editor: Health + Medicine InterviewedDavid Whiteman Professor and Group Leader at the Cancer Control Group, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute H. Peter Soyer Professor of Dermatology, The University of Queensland Hassan Vally Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology, La Trobe University Australians over the age of 40 can now calculate their risk of developing melanoma with a new online test. The risk predictor tool estimates a person ’s melanoma risk over the next 3.5 years based on seven risk factors. Melanoma is the third most common cancer in Australia and the most dangerous form of skin cancer.The seven risk factors the tool uses are age, sex, ability to tan, number... This is the initial part of the post - read more by clicking on the title of the article. David.
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