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Efudix

Efudix is a cream with is absorbed specifically by abnormal skin cells and destroys them after activation by sun light is a most useful treatment for preskin-ca...

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Efudix - information for patients

A more in depth look at the effects of Efudix in the treatment of sun damage.

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Lasers and Light Systems

What laser and light sources are used at SPSSCC and its associated Laser Centre - Laser Skin Care?

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Mapped Serial Excision

MSE is a precise method of skin cancer removal where Mohs surgery and standard techniques are not suitable.

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Melanoma

Malignant Melanoma is the least common but most dangerous of the all the skin cancers. Frighteningly, its incidence world wide is increasing.

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Mohs Surgery

Mohs Surgery represents the highest cure rate of all treatments for some skin cancers. 

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Moles

Moles or Nevi commonly appear throughout the first four decades of life. After this time any new mole should be viewed with suspicion.

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Oculplastic Surgery

Skin cancers commonly occur on the the eyelids and may require specialist ocular reconstruction after removal, usually by Mohs surgery.

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Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)

Application of a special cream to sun damaged areas followed by exposure to light may reverse certain signs of sun damage including actinic keratoses and superf...

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Radiation Therapy

Superficial Radiation Therapy is quite different to Deep Radiation Therapy and is used for skin cancers where more traditional methods of removal are not possib...

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Dysplastic Nevi (DNS)

Dysplastic Nevi have an unusual and characteristic appearance and may mimic Melanoma. Regular examin...

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10 Golden Rules

10 Golden Rules of skin protection and skin cancer prevention

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Actinic Keratoses

Actinic Keratoses (AKs) are the most common sun spot on Australian skin and may develop in to Squamo...

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Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC)

BCCs are the most commonly seen form of skin cancer.

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