Skin Cancer

Living your best outdoor life could be putting you at risk of the "national cancer", health workers warn. Here's why annual checks should be part of everybody's beauty routine.

For decades, we've known sunscreen dramatically lowers a person's risk of developing skin cancer, with some of the first evidence coming from (aptly) the Sunshine State. This is how it works.

The commercial use of sun beds was banned in Australia in 2016, but experts fear the devices are returning through a consumer loophole.

Advertisements for collarium sun bed sessions are popping up across the country, but an expert says "there is absolutely no doubt that collariums are in fact solariums" that have been banned in Australia since 2015.

Hearing "slip, slop, slap" and "no hat, no play" in childhood hasn't kept today's teens and young adults out of the sun. But there is hope social media campaigns can change attitudes about tanning.

The 2024 Australians of the Year have warned the nation's tanning culture is "killing us", but that hasn't stopped of people hitting the beach on a scorching Australia Day.

Experts say you should be using at least 35 millilitres of sunscreen every day. And if you get sweaty, you'll need to reapply. 

This 64-year-old outback man recently had skin cancer removed from the top of his head.  It is one of hundreds he has had after a youth spent in the sun. 

When Nicholas Smithson was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, he would lie awake at night terrified of dying. He decided to talk to a friend and now they are on a mission.

The right balance of benefits vs risks of sunlight will look different from person to person, but there are ways to ensure you're on the right track when it comes to getting what you need.

Last year Emily Hayes received a phone call that made her think her life was over. The 30-year-old lives in Queensland — the skin cancer capital of the world.

Despite Australia having one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, skin checks are not covered by Medicare.

Pathologist Richard Scolyer's colleagues have designed a high-stakes experiment to fight his brain tumour, using the very treatment they pioneered for melanoma.  

New research reveals men over the age of 40 are 2.5 times more likely to die from melanoma than women of the same age.

Cancer survival rates in Australia are some of the highest in the world, but many people, including Indigenous Australians and those living in regional areas, are falling far behind.

Lee-Ann Lovegrove's cancer story started when she was just 11. Now 47, the central Queensland woman says she is living proof that a positive mind and body can help combat disease.

After more than a year of gruelling treatments for melanoma, she is now raising awareness about the prevalence of the disease among young people.

Clinton Parker's melanoma is unrelated to sunlight exposure. He's been given just 12 to 24 months to live. 

This morning's news, as it happened.

A Greens senator's experience with skin cancer prompts a warning about cumulative sun exposure as skin cancer rates rise, despite the success of the Slip Slop Slap campaign for those born after 1980.

Hairdressers, barbers, and beauticians often find themselves wearing multiple hats, but now they're the unexpected heroes in the fight against cancer.

Professor Dan Angus was being interviewed in an ABC News television story when a doctor he'd never met noticed a sinister spot on his face while watching from home.

When 42-year-old Nicolette Jane noticed a red, itchy lump on her nose, she went to straight to her GP, as a new study highlights the huge job doctors are undertaking to detect skin cancer.

Cancer organisations and skin cancer survivors are hailing research showing a drop in melanoma rates among young people.

The increase in life expectancy – which does not take in last year's COVID-19 deaths — comes off the back of drops in Queensland tobacco smoking.