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Correction: Health system costs and systemic treatment patterns by disease stage for 8577 people diagnosed with melanoma in New South Wales, Australia 2006–2019
The Funding statement for this article is incorrect. The correct Funding statement is as follows: This work was supported by Cancer Council NSW, through funding to the Daffodil Centre. JS is a recipient of a Cancer Institute NSW Career Development Fellowship (2022/CDF1154). AEC was supported by a NHMRC Investigator Grant #2008454. Reference 1. Goldsbury DE, Cust AE, Watts C, Pearce A, Haywood P, Collins LG, et al.
Health system costs and systemic treatment patterns by disease stage for 8577 people diagnosed with melanoma in New South Wales, Australia 2006–2019
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Citation: Goldsbury DE, Cust AE, Watts C, Pearce A, Haywood P, Collins LG, et al. (2026) Health system costs and systemic treatment patterns by disease stage for 8577 people diagnosed with melanoma in New South Wales, Australia 2006–2019. PLoS One 21(7): e0353408.
Performance of different polygenic risk scores for breast cancer risk prediction: in-depth evaluations across large UK and Australian cohorts - European Journal of Human Genetics
Abstract Polygenic risk scores (PGS) have the potential to support enhanced, risk-based screening for breast cancer. Previous studies for many diseases found that genome-wide PGS (GW-PGS) outperform PGS derived by applying hard GWAS significance thresholds. To support future breast cancer risk predictions, we compared the predictive performance of two existing PGS (including PGS313, a leading hard-thresholding PGS) and five newly developed GW-PGS (applying different methods to recent GWAS).
Polygenic Risk Scores for Prostate Cancer: Comparative Evaluations in UK and Australian Cohorts
1The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia 2Department of Population Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia 3Statistical Genetics, Population Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston Rd, Brisbane, QLD, 4006, Australia 4School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia 5School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of...
Risk of Death Due to Melanoma and Other Causes in Patients With Thin Cutaneous Melanomas
Ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Risk of Death Due to Melanoma and Other Causes in Patients With Thin Cutaneous Melanomas Serigne, N. Lo [1] ; Gabrielle, J. Williams [1] ; Anne E., Cust [1] [1] PhD Localización: JAMA Dermatology, ISSN 2168-6068, Vol. 161, Nº. 2, 2025, págs.
Sociodemographic and health factors associated with genetic testing in Australia: insights from a cohort-based study of 45,061 participants - European Journal of Human Genetics
Abstract With increasing availability of genetic tests, it is important to consider differences in testing patterns between population subgroups. We examined self-reported genetic testing among 45,061 participants of the Australian population-based 45 and Up Study, testing for associations with sociodemographic and health characteristics (multivariable logistic regression).
Risk of Death Due to Melanoma and Other Causes in Patients With Thin Cutaneous Melanomas
Risk of Death Due to Melanoma and Other Causes in Patients With Thin Cutaneous Melanomas Key Points Question What is the relative effect of a 0.8-mm thickness threshold on melanoma-related and nonmelanoma-related death in patients with thin melanomas (Breslow thickness ≤1.0 mm)? Findings In this cohort study of 144 447 participants, patients with melanomas 0.8-mm to 1.0-mm thick had a significantly greater risk of melanoma-related death than patients with melanomas smaller than 0.8 mm.
Regular whole blood donation and gastrointestinal, breast, colorectal and haematological cancer risk among blood donors in Australia
We used the ‘qualification period’ method along with advanced statistical methods, such as inverse probability weighting, and doubly robust g-methods with ensemble machine learning algorithms, to mitigate the impact of the ‘healthy donor effect’. We found that regular high-frequency whole blood donation does not significantly alter the cancer risk.
What is behind the declining incidence of melanoma in younger Australians?
Med J Aust 2024; 221 (5): 246-247.
Mobile teledermoscopy for patients at high risk of cutaneous melanoma: A single‐arm, feasibility study of a clinical intervention at two tertiary centres (MOBILEMEL) - Martin - Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology - Wiley Online
DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT The study data were captured on REDCap (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States), a secure, password-protected web-based data collection tool. It was accessible only to investigators on the password-protected intranet and computers at the Melanoma Institute of Australia and Sydney Melanoma Diagnostic Centre.
Targeted Screening for Cancer: Learnings and Applicability to Melanoma: A Scoping Review
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What are ‘collarium’ sunbeds? Here’s why you should stay away
Reports have recently emerged that solariums, or sunbeds – largely banned in Australia and for those under 18 in NZ because they increase the risk of skin cancer – are being rebranded as “collarium” sunbeds (“coll” being short for collagen). Commercial tanning and beauty salons are marketing collariums, with manufacturers and operators claiming they provide a longer lasting tan and stimulate collagen production, among other purported benefits.
What are 'collarium' sunbeds? Here's why you should stay away
Reports have recently emerged that solariums, or sunbeds—largely banned in Australia because they increase the risk of skin cancer—are being rebranded as "collarium" sunbeds ("coll" being short for collagen). Commercial tanning and beauty salons in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria are marketing collariums, with manufacturers and operators claiming they provide a longer-lasting tan and stimulate collagen production, among other purported benefits.
What are ‘collarium’ sunbeds? Here’s why you should stay away
Reports have recently emerged that solariums, or sunbeds – largely banned in Australia because they increase the risk of skin cancer – are being rebranded as “collarium” sunbeds (“coll” being short for collagen). Commercial tanning and beauty salons in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria are marketing collariums, with manufacturers and operators claiming they provide a longer lasting tan and stimulate collagen production, among other purported benefits.
ACEMID cohort study: protocol of a prospective cohort study using 3D total body photography for melanoma imaging and diagnosis
DERMATOLOGY Adult dermatology Epidemiology Dermatopathology PUBLIC HEALTH The Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis cohort study will establish the largest, world-first, prospectively collected standardised three-dimensional total body skin surface image data collection. Comprehensive collection of data on personal, immunological, genetic and clinical risk factors. Large sample size, recruited across 15 metropolitan and regional sites in three Australian eastern states.
The association of dermatologist demographic density with melanoma survival in New South Wales, Australia
Most Australian dermatologists (92%) work in major cities,1 limiting dermatology access to people residing in urban areas and placing a burden on rural patients to travel to major centres for such care. In the United States, higher melanoma mortality has been observed in areas with low dermatologist density.2, 3 Whether a similar association exists in other populations is currently unknown.
Melanoma In Situ-Getting the Diagnosis and Prognosis Right
Melanoma In Situ—Getting the Diagnosis and Prognosis Right In this issue of JAMA Dermatology, Patel and colleagues1 examine mortality after a diagnosis of melanoma in situ. Melanoma in situ is the earliest stage of melanoma (stage 0) and is localized to the outermost layer of skin (epidermis).
Reply to: ‘Melanoma diagnosis at a specialist dermatology practice without the use of photographic surveillance’
Brown et al.'s1 study of primary melanomas diagnosed at a private dermatology practice by full skin examination with dermoscopy, but without total body photography (TBP) or sequential digital dermoscopic imaging (SDDI), reported a ratio of in situ to invasive melanoma of 4.6:1, which the authors infer is higher than previous studies utilising TBP/SDDI.
Management of cutaneous melanoma in Australia: a narrative review
Summary Australia has one of the highest rates of cutaneous melanoma in the world. In the absence of a formal melanoma screening program, most screening in Australia is currently opportunistic and not tailored to an individual patient's risk. Several melanoma risk prediction tools are available online, but most have not been externally validated, limiting their clinical uptake.
Sentinel lymph node biopsy rates in Victoria, 2018 and 2019
Med J Aust 2022; 217 (4): 208-209. || doi: 10.5694/mja2.51424 Published online: 14 March 2022 Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a staging procedure for assessing metastatic spread from a primary melanoma to the draining lymph nodes.
Sentinel lymph node biopsy rates in Victoria, 2018 and 2019
Article types Advertisement Caroline Watts, Andrew Spillane, Michael A Henderson and Anne Cust, Australian Melanoma Centre of Research Excellence Study Group Med J Aust || doi: 10.5694/mja2.51424 Published online: 14 March 2022 Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a staging procedure for assessing metastatic spread from a primary melanoma to the draining lymph nodes.
Early detection of skin cancer in Australia – current approaches and new opportunities | PHRP
Introduction Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers (mostly keratinocyte carcinomas including basal cell carcinomas [BCCs] and squamous cell carcinomas [SCCs]) impose a significant health and financial burden on the Australian population and healthcare system.1-3 Australia has the highest skin cancer rates in the world4 and they represent the most expensive cancer for our health system.1 The incidence of melanoma continues to increase in many parts of the world.5 In Australia, incidence and...
Skin cancer – time for national leadership to meet critical challenges ahead | PHRP
Skin cancer (melanoma and non-melanoma) is both the most common cancer in Australia and the most costly – yet for decades we have relied on health promotion successes of the past, and Governments remain complacent about making a sustained investment to reduce the burden of this largely entirely preventable cancer.
Skin cancer – time for national leadership to meet critical challenges ahead | PHRP
Skin cancer (melanoma and non-melanoma) is both the most common cancer in Australia and the most costly – yet for decades we have relied on health promotion successes of the past, and Governments remain complacent about making a sustained investment to reduce the burden of this largely entirely preventable cancer.
March 2022, Volume 32, Issue 1
The skin cancer capital of the world: tackling Australia's ongoing public health challenge
Sentinel lymph node biopsy rates in Victoria, 2018 and 2019
Research letter Caroline Watts, Corresponding Author Caroline Watts caroline.watts@sydney.edu.au orcid.org/0000-0002-3811-4797 Daffodil Centre, University of Sydney and Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, NSW The Kirby Institute UNSW, Sydney, NSW Search for more papers by this author Andrew Spillane, Andrew Spillane Melanoma Institute Australia, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW Mater Hospital, Sydney,...
Melanomas and stress patterns on the foot: A systematic review and meta-analysis
To the Editor: Most melanomas are associated with UV radiation exposure. 1 Armstrong B.K. Cust A.E. Sun exposure and skin cancer, and the puzzle of cutaneous melanoma: a perspective on Fears et al. Mathematical models of age and ultraviolet effects on the incidence of skin cancer among whites in the United States. American Journal of Epidemiology 1977; 105: 420–427. Cancer Epidemiol. 2017; 48: 147-156 However, melanomas can emerge on sun-shielded skin such as the plantar surfaces.
A National Budget Impact Analysis of a Specialised Surveillance Programme for Individuals at Very High Risk of Melanoma in Australia
The model inputs used in the budget impact analysis and the model structure can be found in Tables 1–3 and in Figs. 2–3, respectively, in the ESM and are reprinted with permission. © 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology. All rights reserved. The data related to the standard care arm were made available to the authors from The Sax Institute’s 45 and Up study, Cancer Institute NSW and NSW Health.
Sun exposure and skin cancer, and the puzzle of cutaneous melanoma
Publication HistoryPublished online: May 03, 2017Accepted: April 8, 2017; Received in revised form: April 6, 2017; Received: February 27, 2017;
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