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Dermatology Cases: The Risk of Other Cancers in Those With SCC and/or BCC
Dermatology Cases: The Risk of Other Cancers in Those With SCC and/or BCC

Dermatology Cases: The Risk of Other Cancers in Those With SCC and/or BCC

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In this episode:

 

– Anyone with BCC or SCC is at higher risk for an internal malignancy or melanoma
– The risk is especially great for those with a first non-melanomatous skin cancer diagnosed under the age of 24
– GPs must screen these patients for melanoma and have a high index of suspicion for internal malignancies for these patients moving forward

 
Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator

 

Expert: Prof Rodney Sinclair, Professor of Dermatology, University of Melbourne; Founder and Director of Sinclair Dermatology; Director of Dermatology, Epworth Hospital; Head of the Epworth Dermatology Research Centre

 

Total time: 22 mins

 

 
 
 

 

 

 


 

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Prof Rodney Sinclair

Professor of Dermatology, University of Melbourne; Founder and Director of Sinclair Dermatology; Director of Dermatology, Epworth Hospital; Head of the Epworth Dermatology Research Centre

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Prof Rod Sinclair is a professor of dermatology at the University of Melbourne and director of Sinclair Dermatology and has written 13 textbooks on dermatology, contributor to 68 chapters to multi-authored textbooks and co-authored more than 300 research publications. Professor Sinclair conducts clinical research in psoriasis, eczema, urticaria, vitiligo, hair loss, and skin cancer and laboratory research into stem cell biology, regenerative medicine, and gene discovery. Professor Sinclair will be Secretary-General of the International Society of Dermatology World Congress in Melbourne and President for the World Congress of Hair Research Societies in 2021. He is past president of the Australasian Society for Dermatology Research.

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