Why does Australia have so much skin cancer? (Hint: it's not because of an ozone hole)
- Written by Terry Slevin, Adjunct Professor, School of Psychology, Curtin University; Education and Research Director, Cancer Council WA; Chair, Occupational and Environmental Cancer Committee, Cancer Council Australia
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This article is part of our series about skin: why we have it, what it does, and what can go wrong. Read other articles in the series here.
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