Epidemiologist warns of GP skills shortage as melanoma rates expected to rise

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Updated May 22 2022 - 9:05am, first published 6:00am
UPSKILL: Sunsmart program cancer prevention officer Ashlee Walker and The Hub skin cancer doctor. Picture: Phillip Biggs
UPSKILL: Sunsmart program cancer prevention officer Ashlee Walker and The Hub skin cancer doctor. Picture: Phillip Biggs

A national medical congress has warned that Australia is facing a skills shortage to deal with the predicted rise in melanoma rates over the next 20 years.

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Clancy Balen

Journalist at The Examiner

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