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Keen ocean swimmer Andrew Camfield battled stage 3 melanoma after spending his youth at the beach.

The 30 lifestyle factors linked to almost 40 per cent of all new cancer cases

Andrew Camfield rarely wore sunscreen growing up on Sydney’s beaches. After several cancer scares and years of treatment, this is what he does now.

  • Angus Thomson

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South Korean sunscreens are popular in Australia. So why can’t they be sold here?

Here’s what you need to know about Korean sunscreen, and how it differs from Australian products.

  • Lauren Ironmonger

I am a doctor. If I see people at festival without a hat, should I say something?

They’re getting a free consultation without having to make an appointment, writes our Modern Guru.

  • Danny Katz
SharkSafe Barrier has proposed an installation at St Kilda Beach in Melbourne.

As skin cancer rates rise across Victoria, one group is more at risk than others

Despite decades of sun-smart education, the number of treatments for certain types of skin cancer is on the increase.

  • Broede Carmody

Dozens of sunscreens have been recalled, most of them mineral. What does this mean?

We know we should all be wearing sunscreen. But how can you ensure the one you are using is reliable? We spoke to experts to help debunk some common myths.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Cancer prevention

Have more sex and replace your stove: The simple, everyday ways to reduce cancer risk, according to doctors

Eating fibre, replacing gas stoves and regular ejaculation are just some of the ways cancer experts are reducing their risk of developing the potentially deadly disease.

  • Henrietta Cook and Broede Carmody
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The UV scale is the factor to watch for.

West Australians skipping skin checks amid rise in lax attitude to cancer risks

A major health insurer has revealed just .09 per cent of its eligible member claimed a skin check last year.

  • Andrew Du and Holly Thompson
The cancer was in her rectum, and she initially put the pain and bleeding down to a haemorrhoid. After just 10 months of surgeries and increasingly debilitating pain, Andreau passed away before meeting Ellie’s second daughter, Zoe.

Story by Angus Thomson.

Photographed Monday 24th November 2025. Photo: James Brickwood. SMH NEWS 251124

Every day, Ellie sees people risk the cancer that claimed her mother’s life

Andeau Bowley died 10 months after being diagnosed with a melanoma no one saw. Her daughter has a message for all Australians.

  • Angus Thomson
A simple form of vitamin B3 may help prevent skin cancers, a growing body of evidence suggests.

How a vitamin in beer and Vegemite could prevent our most common cancer

Scientists have found vitamin B3 may significantly reduce risk of non-melanoma skin cancers. The building body of international evidence has its roots in Australian research.

  • Angus Dalton
Professor Georgina Long with Professor Richard Scolyer after they were announced as the joint 2024 Australians of the Year.

For doctors, uncertainty is a fact. But we must be brave, take risks – and save lives

Medicine needs more evidence creators, not just evidence users. I implore students and young doctors to step up.

  • Georgina Long