It’s a world record we don’t want
New Zealand tops the world in our rates of melanoma and we have the highest melanoma death rates in the world. The findings, published this year in JAMA Dermatology, showed melanoma rates were highest in New Zealand and Australia (combined) in 2020, followed by Western Europe, North America and Northern Europe. Worse, us Kiwis have the highest […]
Melanoma and other skin conditions
Every day one New Zealander dies from melanoma. Nearly 60% of these will be men.
Your skin – holding it all together
Our skin acts as the protective barrier between our internal body systems and the outside world. It’s not only the body’s largest sensory organ, but it’s also the largest organ.