Skin cancers are very common in Australia and include basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas (termed non-melanoma skin cancers), and melanomas.

Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer and treatment may be very different to treating other types of skin cancers.

Useful resources for skin cancer and melanoma include:

• Cancer Australia – https://www.canceraustralia.gov.au/
• Cancer Council – https://www.cancer.org.au/
• Melanoma Institute Australia – https://melanoma.org.au/
• Melanoma Patients Australia – https://melanomapatients.org.au/