With around 13,000 Australians diagnosed with melanomas each year - Leeton residents are being urged to get their skin checked regularly.
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According to the Cancer Council, Australia has one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world with two in three Australians expected to be diagnosed with some form of skin cancer by the age of 70.
Leeton Skin Clinic offers skin checks without the need for a GP's referral.
The clinic uses state of the art Molemap technology to assist in skin checks will see clinic staff take photos of any freckles, moles or sun spots that are suspicious looking and send them off to a specialist dermatologist for further interpretation and potential diagnosis.
Mark Chernoff, from Leeton Skin Clinic, said these skin check services are the gold standard and previously would have required patients to travel to Sydney or Melbourne for such extensive treatments.
"We aim to be a one stop shop for skin cancer patients in the Riverina," Dr Chernoff said.
"This is just another advancement in ensuring Riverina residents receive the best skin cancer care out of anywhere in the world."
Any required management or surgery can then be conducted in the clinic, offering a one shop shop for patients.
High risk patients will also be able to take advantage of a Total Body Photography service which documents every square inch of a patients body and then uses artificial intelligence algorithms to detect even the slightest of changes.
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Dr Chernoff operates in both private surgery centres and inpatient public hospitals in NSW and Queensland and performs over 500 skin surgery procedures each year.
Jenny Stevens, a nurse at the clinic said that skin checks aren't just for older people.
"Younger people should be getting regular skin checks too. Ideally every 12 months but once you get diagnosed you really should be getting your skin checked every three to six months," Miss Stevens said.
"It is practically impossible for even the best trained doctors to be photographing hundreds of spots on each patient," Dr Chernoff said.
"We believe Total Body Photography and Molemap are the future of skin checks, and both are available at the Leeton Skin Clinic today."
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