Subsidy for New Treatment of ‘National Cancer’ Melanoma

Every year 20,000 Australians receive a melanoma diagnosis.

Beachgoers sit and stand on the sand as others swim on a hot summer day at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Dec. 9, 2023. DAVID GRAY/AFP via Getty Images

Australians paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for advanced melanoma treatment could soon see their costs slashed.

Every year, 20,000 Australians receive a melanoma diagnosis, and every six hours, a patient will die from skin cancer.