Health
Queenslanders misjudge skin cancer risks – Riverine Herald
Almost a quarter of Queenslanders misjudge their risk of developing potentially deadly melanomas, with people at the highest risk the worst at predicting their chances of getting skin cancers.Nearly 42,000 people were quizzed about their melanoma risk by researchers at Brisbane’s QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute.
“We found almost 24 per cent of respondents underestimated their risk of melanoma by at least two levels,” Deputy Director David Whiteman said.
Prof Whiteman said only about …
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