Study shows Australian program could save nearly 1,000 lives over the next 20 years

Tornado diagram of one-way sensitivity analysis comparing the WA SunSmart program with no program. Credit: Health Promotion International (2024). DOI: 10.1093/heapro/daae091 Cancer Council WA has welcomed a new study showing its SunSmart program is saving money as well as lives. Published in Health Promotion International, the research confirms the SunSmart program is expected to prevent 300,000 skin cancers, save 1,000 lives and return $8.70 to the public purse for every dollar spent over the next 20 years. Cancer Council WA Cancer Prevention and Research Director, Melissa Ledger, said we know skin cancer prevention programs work, and it was reassuring after Read More