Skin cancer medicine is a core component of Australian general practice and is consistently in the top 10 conditions managed.
Skin cancer medicine is a core component of Australian general practice. The Focus articles featured in this issue discuss the management of pigmented skin lesions in general practice.
This study synthesises evidence regarding hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in primary care and identifies barriers and facilitators to surveillance.
Hepatitis C virus treatment uptake varies by geographic area in Australia. This study investigated treatment completion according to remoteness, as well as demographic and clinical characteristics.
A boy aged 13 years presented with a painful red left eye persisting for two days.
Asking about possible eye exposure to genital secretions and/or eye symptoms should be considered when conducting a sexual health history.
This article describes the co-design, implementation and use of documentation shortcuts for chlamydia management.
This article considers the relationships between the dose and volume of the local anaesthetic lignocaine and wound complications in skin cancer excisions.
This paper discusses the incidence and impacts of post-cardiac event mental health problems, the benefits of mental health screening and effective treatments for mental health problems.
Vitiligo is an acquired, chronic depigmenting disorder resulting from the autoimmune destruction of melanocytes.
International travel is resuming, but the COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the context in terms of regulation, risks and models of travel.
A woman aged 75 years presented to a general practitioner with a dry cough and increasing exertional dyspnoea for the preceding three years.
Regular assessment and monitoring of non-motor symptoms enable the clinician to support the implementation of effective interventions.
In this article, the authors describe a method for marking a lesion for excision.
A female patient aged 75 years had undergone bilateral mastectomy and reconstruction with silicone implants following breast cancer seven years ago.