Research summary: Evidence for national melanoma screening program

This month we look at the fascinating position statement presented by the Melanoma Institute Australia regarding the need for a national targeted melanoma screening program.

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In this position statement there is an outstanding summary of the evidence / lack of evidence to support skin cancer screening / regular reviews of skin.

As doctors looking after patients with (and at risk of) skin cancers (keratinocyte cancers and melanomas), it is worth being across the best available evidence and understanding what the future may bring.

Read the full position statement here.

– Prof David Wilkinson

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