Skin Cancer
The three most common types of skin cancer are melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, along with several rare forms of skin cancer, are referred to collectively as non-melanoma skin cancer.

Over the last 20 years, the incidence and mortality rates for melanoma have been increasing.
In 2004, melanoma was the fourth most common cancer in Australia, accounting for 9.9% of all new cancer cases.
In 2005, melanoma was the tenth most common form of cancer deaths in Australia, with 1273 deaths.
About 400 000 cases of non-melanoma skin cancers are diagnosed each year in Australia. It is estimated that more than 400 Australians died from non-melanoma skin cancer in 2005.