Nambour Clinic is pleased to announce a new dedicated Skin Check Clinic from May 2008.  The practice has invested in MoleMax^TM  1 technology and a dedicated nurse to aid our doctors in the management of skin lesions. Please follow this link for further information on this amazing technology. Living in South East Queensland we are blessed with many sunny days but this can come at a price with a higher than average incidence of skin cancer.

Dr Lanham will be available Tuesday afternoon and Dr Edward Scott on Wednesday afternoon with a view to future expansion of the service in the future.

In addition to anyone who is concerned about any skin lesion or who wishes a full skin check as a preventative measure we would recommend that the following high risk patients attend for an annual screen.

• Family history of melanoma in first degree relative.

• Fair complexion, a tendency to burn rather than tan, the presence of freckles, light eye colour, light or red hair colour.

• Age over 30 years (> 50 years of age most at risk).

• Presence of solar lentigines.

• Past history of non-melanoma skin cancer (<40 years of age higher risk).

• People with childhood high levels of UV exposure and episodes of sunburn in children.

• People with multiple atypical or dysplastic moles who have a history of melanoma in themselves or in one or more first degree relative (usually >15 years of age).