People with pale coloured melanomas are more likely to have a gene mutation associated with albinism, University of Queensland research has found.
24 September 2020
The risk of developing melanoma is significantly multiplied for people who have red hair and more than 20 large moles, University of Queensland researchers have found.
4 March 2019
University of Queensland researchers have found that freckles and moles appearing on the iris indicate a high risk of melanoma, particularly in people under 40 years of age.
17 January 2018
Dermatologists may need to look further than red hair and freckles when identifying patients who might be genetically predisposed to skin cancer.
8 May 2017
University of Queensland research to prevent, treat and diagnose a range of cancers has been boosted by the injection of $1.78 million in Cancer Council Queensland funding.
4 February 2015
The discovery of a Stone Age man with the genes for blue eyes and dark skin has revealed that blue eye colour probably spread through the European population earlier than fair skin.
28 January 2014
