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'Four years ago, Felicity Jewis was told she had just months to live.
She was diagnosed with stage four melanoma less than two weeks after giving
birth to her daughter, and immediately began treatment including immunotherapy.
"I had got very skinny and very sick and it was looking quite clear that things
weren't looking good," she said.
It wasn't the first time Ms Jewis had heard the word "cancer" used to diagnose
her — in 2014, she developed a melanoma on her back.
But, after undergoing various therapies over several challenging years, the now
40-year-old Adelaide engineer was told there was no longer any sign of disease
in her body — and a new study shows progress is also occurring at a population
level.
The study, published in the journal
Cancer Epidemiology, shows a reduction in
melanoma incidence rates in people aged zero to 39 in Victoria, Queensland and
South Australia.
It also shows over 60 per cent of melanoma cases are in the 40-74 age group.
Cancer Council SA said the decline among younger people was clear evidence of
the success of childhood sun protection programs such as the decades-long
SunSmart Schools.
"It's a really exciting thing to see the statistics coming in to show that all
the hard work that schools, communities have been putting in, has actually paid
off," Cancer Council SA chief executive Kelly Rowlands said.'
Via
Future Crunch:
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
