Postoperative Information

You now have a surgical wound that needs some care following your skin surgery procedure. The following advice will describe what you need to know and what to expect post operatively. Some items for your information following your skin surgery that was carried out by your skin cancer doctor Leave your dressing on for the […]

SKIN CANCER

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are certainly at risk of developing melanoma with research showing that they are often diagnosed at a later stage and carry a higher mortality risk. Between 2009-2013 the melanoma incidence rate for Indigenous Australians was 9.3 cases per 100,000 compared with 33 cases per 100,000 for non-Indigenous [1]These figures highlight […]