Clinicians should be alert to factors contributing to increased non-melanoma skin cancers.
Radiation therapy may be used as definitive treatment for low-risk cancers, as an adjuvant treatment for high-risk disease or alone for inoperable cases.
Practitioners can improve diagnostic accuracy of skin biopsies and hasten appropriate management for patients by adopting some simple but effective steps during each biopsy procedure.
Expanding the publications from the prior issue, we explore key aspects of melanoma diagnosis and management, and modern approaches to radiotherapy.
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.
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 provides an understanding of histopathological processes in Australian laboratories to enhance diagnostic precision, inform surgical margin evaluations and refine management approaches.
This article discusses primary and secondary prevention of skin cancer in Australia.
A nursing home resident aged 73 years was referred to the local dermatology department for management of a severe reaction to 5% 5-fluorouracil cream.
A nursing home resident aged 80 years, when presenting for an influenza vaccination, was noted to have a large fungating lesion with rolled edges on the right side of his chest.
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.