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General practitioners can manage most skin cancers with some fundamental knowledge and skills. We provide key updates and insights, building a strong foundation, especially for keratinocyte cancers.
Clinical
This article discusses primary and secondary prevention of skin cancer in Australia.
This article discusses the process of performing biopsies and excisions from the skin to diagnose or treat skin cancers.
This article explores the utility of shave procedures in melanoma management.
This article provides an understanding of histopathological processes in Australian laboratories to enhance diagnostic precision, inform surgical margin evaluations and refine management approaches.
This article discusses how a collaborative approach and clear communication between general practitioners and pathologists can improve the accuracy of skin cancer diagnosis.
This article discusses an approach to managing patients with significant solar damage from a primary care perspective, focusing on the assessment and treatment of actinic keratoses.
Research
This article discusses how the carbon emissions from virtual consultations have the potential to be much smaller than in-person consultations, predominantly through reduced transportation.
This article considers the relationships between the dose and volume of the local anaesthetic lignocaine and wound complications in skin cancer excisions.
Clinical challenge
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Editorial
Letters
Readers express their opinions on published articles and topics of interest.
Column
A poignant and solutions-focused exploration of Australia's hospital culture.
This article provides a narrative review of potential causes of globus pharyngeus and a suggested guideline for work-up and management in the primary care setting.
Case Study
This article is a case study in how to diagnose and manage an acromioclavicular joint injury using the Rockwood classification system.
This study examines the confidence of general practice registrars in managing paediatric consultations and whether confidence varies by prevocational training type.
This article seeks to understand the effects on general practitioners of poor clinical handover from hospitals.
Viewpoint
This article discusses the evidence for early detection of lung cancer using low-dose computed tomography (LDCT).