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University of Queensland researchers will lead the creation of a national blueprint for screening melanoma - one of Australia’s most common and deadly cancers.

Queenslanders could have skin cancer diagnosed earlier using world-first 3D scanning technology with the launch of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis.

A study involving 15,000 Australians which aims to develop a next-generation, standardised diagnosis for melanoma is one of 30 clinical trials and cohort studies to be funded through the National Health and Medical Research Council’s $74 million investment to find better ways to prevent, detect and treat disease.

The ACRF Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis has been named a part of a Monash University led national project to ensure research data remains both secure and FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) thanks to more than $950k from the Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC) and over $1.3m from other partners.