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A new project aims to make a do-it-yourself skin test available for farmers and farm workers to improve the early detection of potentially fatal skin cancers in patients in regional and rural Australia.
The Cancer Council estimates two in three Australians will be diagnosed with some sort of skin cancer during their lifetime and about 2,000 Australian die from skin cancer every year, according to Sun Smart.
Some 95% of melanomas, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, can be resolved with simple surgery if caught early enough.
Researchers will use a combination of technologies, including artificial intelligence.