‘Wild west’:The TikTok tanning ads breaching community standards
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‘Wild west’:The TikTok tanning ads breaching community standards

There are dozens,possibly hundreds,of other similar videos on social media,prompting leading advertising figures to call out marketing tactics lacking social responsibility.

  • byAisha Dow

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SPF loophole:Experts’ aerosol sunscreen warning for parents

SPF loophole:Experts’ aerosol sunscreen warning for parents

Radiation and melanoma experts say updates to the TGA’s rules for sunscreen labelling fail to address issues with aerosol sunscreen safety.

  • byMary Ward
No hat,no play is ditched after grade 6. One high school is changing that

No hat,no play is ditched after grade 6. One high school is changing that

Eva Urtone’s primary school had a no-hat,no-play policy,but the policy was forgotten by year seven. Her high school is about to become one of the first in the state to mandate hats.

  • byRobyn Grace
‘Frightening … reckless’:The companies selling extreme suntanning to young Aussies
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‘Frightening … reckless’:The companies selling extreme suntanning to young Aussies

A joint investigation by The Age,The Sydney Morning Herald and A Current Affair has uncovered the dangerous advertisements and dubious claims being used to promote a new wave of tanning products.

  • byAisha Dow andGeorgia Westgarth
Overhaul of melanoma detection could help high-risk patients

Overhaul of melanoma detection could help high-risk patients

A program trying to harness AI to radically change how skin cancer is detected is being considered by the Albanese government.

  • byClay Lucas andHenrietta Cook
$275 to see a GP:Australians priced out of life-saving skin cancer checks

$275 to see a GP:Australians priced out of life-saving skin cancer checks

Cancer experts want free screenings for high-risk patients to detect deadly melanomas before they take hold,as people delay checks due to the rising out-of-pocket cost.

  • byHenrietta Cook andClay Lucas
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When a day in the sun ends in the emergency room
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When a day in the sun ends in the emergency room

Hundreds of Victorians are presenting to hospitals with sunburn so bad they require medical treatment,and children and teens make up almost half the cases.

  • byHenrietta Cook
More than 6000 cancer cases ‘missing’ in Victoria

More than 6000 cancer cases ‘missing’ in Victoria

A growing number of people could be living with undiagnosed cancer,as pandemic disruptions and worrying bowel cancer screening rates hamper early detection.

  • byAisha Dow
We’re using more SPF than ever. Why are melanoma rates increasing?

We’re using more SPF than ever. Why are melanoma rates increasing?

New research explores what’s known as the “sunscreen paradox”,but there’s more to the story.

  • bySarah Berry
The world’s top melanoma pathologist has brain cancer. Can he save himself?

The world’s top melanoma pathologist has brain cancer. Can he save himself?

Australian medical pioneer Dr Richard Scolyer,who was named 2024 joint Australian of the Year on Thursday night,has never used the word “cure” lightly. But in this Good Weekend article from 2023,he described how he was pursuing exactly that.

  • byTim Elliott
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