This article describes common changes that may occur in pigmented lesions in pregnancy, features that are of concern and the management of suspected melanoma in pregnant women.

In children and adolescents, there exist a variety of congenital and acquired naevi and other pigmented skin lesions that can be diagnostically problematic.

General practice registrars use a dermatoscope in a modest majority of skin checks and pigmented skin lesion consultations, which influences registrars’ diagnoses and increases their confidence.

Assessing pigmented lesions on patients, including opportunistically, is an important part of patient care and can make a significant difference to patient health.

Black salve is promoted as an effective, safe and natural skin cancer treatment, but such claims are not evidence-based, and serious complications have been reported.

A man aged 60 years presented with an enlarging penile lesion that had been present for six years.

When detected early, nine in 10 Australians with bowel cancer can be successfully treated, yet participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program remains low.

With the advent of new treatments, the outcomes of myeloma have changed drastically in the past decade.

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.

Diabetic dermopathy is a benign, asymptomatic and likely underdiagnosed skin condition seen in up to 40% of individuals with diabetes.

Although most eyelid lumps are benign, accurate diagnosis and early recognition of sinister lesions leads to improved patient outcomes.

Diagnosis and management of a patient presenting with malodorous, yellowish hair over both axillae is discussed.

Prescribing drugs to reduce the risk of cancer is a new development in primary cancer prevention.

An overview of prostate cancer patient support programs in Australia to help general practitioners direct patient referrals and optimise clinical care.

There is a broad range of pathologies that may present as a sellar or parasellar mass.