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Full list of author information is available at the end of the articleBackground Australians represent a high-risk group for the develop-ment of skin cancer, living in a country which has the joint highest incidence of skin cancer in the world [1], with two out of three Australians expected to develop skin cancer by the age of 70 years [2]. Melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer combined account for approximately 80% of all new cancers diagnosed in Australia every year [3]. Specifically, incidence and mortality rates for melanoma in Australia are the highest in the world, with over 11,500 new cases diagnosed in Australia in 2009, including 3,000 people in the state of Queensland. Melanoma of the skin is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer in both Australian males and females (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer), with incidence rates continually increasin