skin cancer
The sun and medicines
Photosensitivity, or sun sensitivity, is inflammation of the skin induced by the combination of sunlight and certain medications or substances. This causes redness (erythema) of the skin and may look …
Fun in the sun: SunSmart strategies and selecting a sunscreen
Pharmacists have an important role to play in educating patients on sun protection and the appropriate and effective use of sunscreens, writes pharmacist Sofia Cabrera. Sofia Cabrera BPharm, MACP, AACPA, …
‘Pharmacists can integrate advice when dispensing meds.’
Summer is here and pharmacy staff are urged to provide advice on sun safety, while a mobile skin-checking station has been launched for its east coast tour Skin Check Champions …
Keeping skin safe
La Roche Posay announces official partnership with non-profit charity, Skin Check Champions, ahead of the summer season The partnership was unveiled this month at a new sun-safe education hub called …
Clinical tips: skin cancer
Louis Roller takes an in-depth look at skin cancer Approximately two in three Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer by the time they are 70, with more than 750,000 …
Melanoma skin cancer rife
Australia is second in the world for most new skin cancer cases, according to the Skin Cancer Index 2018 ‘I love a sunburnt country.’ The quintessential Australian poem has never …
Blokes ignoring skin cancer risk
Less than one in three Australian men consider themselves at high risk of skin cancer – even though 82% have at least one known risk factor New survey findings from …
World news wrapup: 1 March 2018
Missouri pharmacy stops providing lethal injection drugs; Ohio pharmacist a life-saver after spotting melanoma; Canadian pharmacist suspended after privacy breach St Louis, Missouri: A BuzzFeed report has identified the pharmacy …
Selfie skin checks?
A quarter of Australians are taking an estimated 100 million potentially life-saving snapshots a year, according to new research Almost one in four (24%) Australians have taken photographs of their …
Sunscreen use up, protective clothing use down
Australians are still forgetting to take sun protective measures, and many are still getting sunburnt on the weekend The Cancer Council National Sun Protection Survey shows that the overall proportion …
Clinical tips: Sun care and skin cancer
Consumers can do with guidance on looking out for skin changes, write Dr Esther Lau and Professor Lisa Nissen Do you know your ABCDEFG …? Australia has the highest rate …
New light shone on skin cancer
The most likely Australian to have skin cancer is a Queensland man over the age of 55, new research has found Scientists from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have for …