LATEST NEWS
Tanning. That’s Cooked.
Melanoma Institute Australia issued a plea for social media to stop glamourising tanning. TikTok has answered the call with a powerful campaign.
MPA-MIA Melanoma Community Forum Webinar Series
Watch recordings of the MPA-MIA Melanoma Community Forum Webinar Series of three webinars, each focusing on a different topic of interest.
Clarivate announce Highly Cited Researchers 2022 list
Read more about the five MIA researchers named on the Clarivate list of Highly Cited Researchers 2022.
MIA’s MISSION
ZERO DEATHS FROM MELANOMA
MIA will achieve its mission through 3 pillars of action: Research, Clinical Care & Education.
MIA conducts its research under 5 themes; Prevention, Early Diagnosis & Treatment, Treatment of Metastatic Disease, Survivorship & Support and Health Economics.
1300
It is estimated 1300
Australians will die from
melanoma this year
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1 Australian is diagnosed
with melanoma every 30
minutes
90%
If caught early 90% of
melanomas can be cured
by surgery
Age 20-39
Melanoma is the most
common cancer affecting
Australians aged 20 to 39
