Melanoma March 2026 in pictures
See all the photos from our Melanoma March 2026 events, and download yours.
See all the photos from our Melanoma March 2026 events, and download yours.
Inspired by the work of Melanoma Institute Australia, Helen Godwin decided to support MIA through a bequest in her will. Her family recently visited MIA’s Translational Research Laboratory at Charles Perkins Centre (University of Sydney) and heard first-hand how Helen’s generosity will help support melanoma research projects, and ensure her legacy will make a lasting difference.
Karen Smith is a Senior Clinical Data Manager at Melanoma Institute Australia (MIA), based at Westmead Hospital. Read on to learn what it means to be a clinical data manager, Karen's career journey and more!
A World Health Organisation global study published in the Nature Medicine journal showed that 2 in every 5 cancers could be prevented. It found that in Australia the leading risk factor for preventable cancers in men is exposure to UV radiation.
Should the targeted screening program focus just on melanoma or on all skin cancers? The Roadmap members, including the Consumer and Community Advisory Committee, have reached agreement that the proposed screening program should focus on melanoma.
Carina Paola Cornejo Páramo, who has a PhD in Bioinformatics, works as a Computational Data Scientist in the MIA Personalised Immunotherapy Platform team.
Melanoma March events are held across Australia during March to raise awareness about melanoma and support our life-saving melanoma research, which is also impacting other cancers.