The major treatment centres for melanoma in some states/territories of Australia are listed below:
Melanoma Institute Australia – Sydney
www.melanoma.org.au
Melanoma Unit, Calvary Mater Hospital – Newcastle
www.calvarycare.org.au
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre – Melbourne
www.petermac.org
The Alfred Hospital, The Victorian Melanoma Service – Melbourne
www.victorianmelanomaservice.org
Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre – Melbourne
www.onjcri.org.au
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Melanoma Clinic – Brisbane
www.health.qld.gov.au
Cancer Centre, Townsville General Hospital – Townsville
www.health.qld.gov.au
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Cancer Centre – Perth
www.scgh.health.wa.gov.au
Western Australia Melanoma Advisory Service
www.wamas.org.au
Royal Adelaide Hospital, Cancer Centre – Adelaide
www.rah.sa.gov.au
General Practitioners displaying Skin Cancer College Accredited Doctor symbol have undertaken additional training and assessment with this body. This symbol allows you to quickly identify doctors who have proven skills and knowledge in the diagnosis and management of skin cancer.
Locate your nearest accredited skin cancer doctor – http://www.skincancercollege.org/locate-a-doctor/
Dermatologists have a medical degree and four years of specialist training in skin diseases and cancers.
Find a dermatologist near you https://www.dermcoll.edu.au/find-a-dermatologist/
Melanoma Patients Australia
Mater Foundation
620 Stanley Street
Woolloongabba
Brisbane, 4102
Create an automatic monthly alert to conduct a skin self-examination on your mobile phone. Or if you prefer a natural reminder, just ‘look up’ – when you see the full moon, check your skin.
Follow the Melanoma Movement at www.melanomapatients.org.au/get-involved/melanoma-movement/
Only 11% of people have their moles checked by a dermatologist and just 33% self-check their skin annually. But dermatologists say skin self-examinations should be carried out every month. Check out our useful guide for how to do it.
melanomapatients.org.au
With melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer incidence rates increasing, we must find ways to create habits and make skin self-examinations a part of our monthly calendar. ☝️🌝
Melanoma Patients Australia - Get Involved
melanomapatients.org.au
Employers must treat sun exposure as a health and safety issue, providing appropriate clothing and sunblock, training about skin protection and self-examination and organising shift patterns to minimise sun exposure.
Danger Sun Overhead is a great resource for info about sun safety in the workplace. Find out more at www.dangersunoverhead.org.au
Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer is one of the few cancers where we can definitively identify its cause and that means it is largely preventable - so why is there no nationally funded prevention program in Australia?
