John And Garry Podcast

The online test for Melanoma

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Technology has a way of infiltrating our lives and while most would say the internet is ruining our lives… there are some ways in which it is making them better. Queensland researchers have been working together to come up with an online test, that allows you to predict your risk of developing melanoma in the next few years. The test calculates a person’s likelihood of developing melanoma in the next 3½ years based on risk factors such as age, gender, ability to tan, hair colour, sunscreen use and number of moles at age 21. Professor David Whiteman is a Medical epidemiologist with QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and he joined John and Garry