Redcliffe Skin Cancer Centre

The only definitive way to identify a skin malignancy is to have it assessed by a doctor with training in skin cancer medicine, who will examine the lesion with a dermatoscope and perform a biopsy to confirm their diagnosis. Blisters are not always indicative of skin cancer, but some skin cancers can look like blisters.

Conveniently located on Oxley Avenue beside the Oxley Shopping Centre, Redcliffe Skin Cancer Centre in Margate is just an hour from the Brisbane CBD. Street parking is available on Oxley Avenue. If you arrive by car, entry via Oxley Avenue is best. If you're taking public transport, the nearest bus stop is just down the road outside the Margate Shopping Centre.

Melanoma typically stands out as looking different from the rest of the lesions on your skin and often shows one of the ABCD signs: Asymmetry, irregular Border, multiple Colours, or Diameter larger than 6mm. Non-melanoma skin cancers such as squamous or basal cell carcinomas can appear as a scaly red patch on sun-exposed areas of the skin, an open sore that won't heal, a rough or thick patch of irritated skin, a raised growth, or even a blister. They can become crusty and easily bleed. Skin cancers may show no symptoms at all, which is why regular professional skin checks are so important.

In its advanced stages, melanoma of the skin can spread to other parts of the body. Typically, melanoma will spread first to the lymph nodes before entering the blood stream and moving to other organs.

Melanoma typically stands out as looking different from the rest of the lesions on your skin and often shows one of the ABCD signs: Asymmetry, irregular Border, multiple Colours, or Diameter larger than 6mm. Non-melanoma skin cancers such as squamous or basal cell carcinomas can appear as a scaly red patch on sun-exposed areas of the skin, an open sore that won't heal, a rough or thick patch of irritated skin, a raised growth, or even a blister. They can become crusty and easily bleed. Skin cancers may show no symptoms at all, which is why regular professional skin checks are so important.