Melanoma
June 18, 2019 1:44 pm Leave your thoughtsOf all skin cancers, melanomas are the most feared. Unfortunately, Australia has one of the highest rates of malignant melanoma,... View Article
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma
June 18, 2019 1:43 pm Leave your thoughtsSquamous Cell Carcinomas (SCCs) are the 2nd most common type of skin cancer, accounting for around 30% of non-melanoma cases... View Article
Basal Cell Carcinoma
June 18, 2019 1:42 pm Leave your thoughtsBasal Cell Carcinomas (BCCs) are the most common skin cancers, accounting for around 70% of non-melanoma cases. They are slow... View Article
Sun Spots
June 18, 2019 1:41 pm Leave your thoughtsSunspots, also known as solar keratoses or actinic keratoses, are the most common skin condition caused by U.V. exposure from... View Article
Summerland Skin Cancer Clinic
June 12, 2019 10:48 am Leave your thoughtsSummerland Skin Cancer Clinic Skin cancer is seen as Australia’s national cancer, with 2 out of 3 people diagnosed with... View Article
About Dr Tristan Hicks
June 12, 2019 10:47 am Leave your thoughtsAbout Dr Tristan Hicks Tristan completed his initial degree in Biomedical Science in 2002, before continuing on to attain his... View Article
Full Skin Check and Dermatoscopy
June 11, 2019 4:10 pm Leave your thoughtsSummerland Skin Cancer Clinic recommends an annual full skin check to avoid missing any spots in obscure or hard to... View Article
Mole Monitoring
June 11, 2019 4:09 pm Leave your thoughtsObserving moles over time to diagnose melanomas that grow very slowly and in the early stages may not show any... View Article
Biopsy
June 11, 2019 4:08 pm Leave your thoughtsA biopsy involves taking a sample of a suspicious lesion where the diagnosis is unclear, a pathologist can then give... View Article
Non-Surgical Treatment
June 11, 2019 4:07 pm Leave your thoughtsFor some early skin cancers, non-surgical treatments such as Phototherapy, Cryotherapy and Topical creams are valid options.