A day in the life of a medical oncologist

Professor Georgina Long is Co-Medical Director of Melanoma Institute Australia and world renowned medical oncologist.

Professor Long believes that in our lifetime we will achieve zero deaths from melanoma.

[bryanmarty]

While treatment of skin cancer is great; prevention is the way to go. I'm sure there's a correlation between those who are diagnosed with melanoma and their time spent in the sun/amount of sunscreen that they didn't wear

[alc]

While I have avoided melanoma I have reaped the consequences of being burnt in the 50s, 60s and early 70s with skin cancers that had to be cut out, radiated, frozen and undergone ointments such as Efudix or Flurocil. The cost thousands of dollars and inconvenience. Fortunately we know better now about the benefits and harms of sunlight.