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Vitamins and Skin Cancers…can your diet help protect you from skin cancers? Let's look at the A, B, C, D and E's of skin cancer protection... Sun protective clothing, a wide brimmed hat, sunglasses, sunscreen had all work very well for protecting the skin from the dangers of the Australian sun, however, some people who spend hours in the direct sun every day might benefit from a little more

We are very pleased to announce that Dr Kaitlin Dubrawski has joined the Mead Medical team.  Kaitlin was raised in the south west and moved to Perth to study medicine at the University of Western Australia. She graduated in 2014 and spent her hospital years working in most major tertiary centres before relocating to the UK to undertake a Diploma of Tropical Medicine in 2017. On returning to

By Dr Leena Uppal It's winter time..but don't let less skin fool you-it is still our largest human organ. The average adult carries 3.5kg and 2sq meters of it! Did you know that Australia has one of the highest rates of Melanoma in the world? This year it is expected there will be close to 1 diagnosis of Melanoma every 30 min Melanoma is the 3rd most common cancer in both Australian

By Dr Leena Uppal Did you know that Breast Screen WA provides FREE screening mammograms to all Australian women over 40 every 2 years? Although 75% of all breast cancers occur in women over 50, 25% occur in younger women Did you know that 1 in 7 women in Australia will develop Breast Cancer in their lifetime? The risk increases with age Mammograms can detect 70-90% breast cancers and