Skin Cancer

​​While UV exposure through a window can contribute to sunburn and skin cancer, it won't trigger vitamin D production. Here's what you need to know.  

Back in her salon 12 months after the melanoma was removed from her arm, Kira Eacott is having honest conversations about skin health with clients and family.

The number of high-profile swimmers developing cancer is prompting a dermatologist to call for all major pools to be shaded by the 2032 Brisbane Olympics.

Graham Newsome died in 2017,  just 11 weeks after beginning treatment for metastatic melanoma. His heartbroken daughter is campaigning to raise awareness about the importance of sun safety.

Cancer awareness advocate Terri Grosser is being celebrated as a local hero and a "special" soul who died too young. 

Maybe you will intuitively know the answer to our science quiz questions. Or you could blitz it because you've been keeping up with the news over the past month.

The new guidelines highlight the importance of getting some sun exposure for those with darker skin tones.

Clinicians, patient organisations and medical researchers are updating advice around sun exposure to explicitly recognise different skin types.

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.