What is behind the declining incidence of melanoma in younger Australians?

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Affiliations

¹ The Daffodil Centre, the University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, NSW.
² Melanoma Institute Australia, the University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
³ The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
⁴ Charles Perkins Centre, the University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
⁵ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, NSW.
⁶ Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
⁷ Mater Hospital, Sydney, NSW.

Editorial

Anne E Cust et al. Med J Aust. 2024.

. 2024 Sep 2;221(5):246-247.

doi: 10.5694/mja2.52411.

Anne E Cust^{1

2}, Richard A Scolyer Ao^{2

3

4

5}, Georgina V Long Ao^{2

3

4

6

7}

¹ The Daffodil Centre, the University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, NSW.
² Melanoma Institute Australia, the University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
³ The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
⁴ Charles Perkins Centre, the University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
⁵ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, NSW.
⁶ Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
⁷ Mater Hospital, Sydney, NSW.

No abstract available

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