Skin cancer - Cancer Council Australia Skin cancer occurs when skin cells are damaged, for example, by overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. Every year, in Australia: skin cancers account for around 80% of all newly diagnosed cancersbetween 95 and 99% of skin cancers are caused by exposure to the sunGPs have over 1 million patient consultations per year for skin cancerthe incidence of skin cancer is one of the highest in the world, two to three times the rates in Canada, the US and the UK. There are three main types of skin cancer: *Both basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma are known as non-melanoma skin cancer. Find out more about: Incidence and mortality Two in three Australians will be diagnosed with skin cancer by the time they are 70. Over the past decades, the incidence of skin cancer has risen in Australia. Non-melanoma skin cancer is the most common type of skin cancer. In 2012, 2,036 people died from skin cancer in Australia. Symptoms and diagnosis Causes Sunburn Tanning Solariums Prevention
Surgeons sick of dealing with the drink and the damage done Another Friday night: This young man refused treatment from doctors after attending the emergency department at St Vincent's Hospital. Photo: Steve Lunam Every year an estimated 70,000 Australians are injured in alcohol-fuelled assaults. The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education estimates the cost of those injuries, including through lost productivity, at $36 billion. In Victoria, in the past decade there has been a 37 per cent increase in the number of patients coming into emergency departments with an alcohol-related injury. Another victim: The emergency department team at St Vincent's works on a young man who was attacked during his night out. The NSW figures are not as clear. Advertisement Regardless, Crozier says, the number of alcohol-related injuries are on the rise throughout the country. Dr Mahiban Thomas. DR MAHIBAN THOMASMaxillofacial and oral surgeon, Royal Darwin Hospital. Thomas's introduction to working in Darwin eight years ago left him ''a bit shaken up''.
Teenagers' binge-drinking and drug abuse 'linked to the way their brain is wired' Screening process could identify young people tempted to binge-drink and take drugsResearch helps answer 'chicken-or-egg' question about whether certain brain patterns come before or after drug useResearchers praised for 'outstanding' study By Phil Vinter Published: 07:26 GMT, 30 April 2012 | Updated: 09:16 GMT, 30 April 2012 The pre-frontal cortex (highlighted) may influence how we make decisions regarding drug use Teenagers who binge drink and take drugs may have differently wired brains - meaning they could be screened for their risk of substance abuse. Nerve circuits that may lead some children to start smoking or experimenting with drugs have been uncovered by the largest ever imaging study of the human brain. An international team of scientists conducted functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scans of 1,896 14-year-olds, and also asked the teenagers to carry out push-button tasks designed to test their impulsivity. These are distinct from those associated with early drug use.