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NZ tops world for melanoma deaths – Expert Reaction

NZ tops world for melanoma deaths – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 31 March 2022

New Zealand had the highest melanoma death rate in 2020, according to a new study in JAMA Dermatology, which also […]

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Kiwis not so sun smart – In the News

Kiwis not so sun smart – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 26 October 201811 February 2019

In the latest update from the Wellington Kids’Cam study – which put cameras on local kids to record the children’s […]

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Ozone levels still decreasing away from poles – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 07 February 201811 April 2018

While the ozone holes in the poles are recovering, ozone levels are still dropping everywhere else between Russia to the […]

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Ban sunbeds to reduce skin cancer rates – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 02 December 201611 April 2018

A new study from University of Otago researchers suggests banning sunbed services in New Zealand would help reduce skin cancer […]

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Melanoma mutations vary North to South – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 16 May 2016

New Zealand has the highest rates of melanoma in the world but the underlying genetic changes behind these cancers vary […]

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Supersized ozone hole avoided

In the News  |  Published: 29 May 201528 March 2016

The Montreal Protocol has prevented a supersized Antarctic ozone hole and a ‘full blown’ Arctic ozone hole, a new study has […]

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New viral immunotherapy for skin cancer completes phase 3 trials – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 27 May 201528 March 2016

A new drug that specifically targets cancer cells has shown promising results in phase three clinical trials. A genetically-modified herpes virus injected into […]

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Calls to monitor skin cancer – Press

In the News  |  Published: 28 July 2014

The front page of today’s Press featured scientists calling on the Ministry of Health to better monitor skin cancers. An […]

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Dom Post: Little gadget that can protect against sun exposure

In the News  |  Published: 09 April 201009 April 2010

Matt Calman writes in the Dominion Post about the development by Canterbury University computer engineer Matt Allen of a UV […]

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