Cancer campaign should target older Victorians

woman applying sunscreen

یک زن در حال استفاده از کرم ضد آفتاب Source: AAP

According to the Cancer Council, skin cancers accounted for around 80 per cent of all diagnosed cancers in Australia last year. Around 750,000 people a year are treated for non-melanoma skin cancers with more than 2,000 dying as a result. And new research in Victoria shows that while rates are dropping among younger people, for those over 55 numbers continue to rise.



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