In outback Queensland we are blessed with one of the sunniest climates on this planet but it comes at a cost: skin cancer. Consequently, Mitchell Hospital is kept busy dealing with all types of skin cancers: burning off the smaller lesions with liquid nitrogen, doing punch biopsies, and cutting out larger lesions and doing skin grafts.
Today was Doug's turn, with two skin cancers to be removed. The one on his hand was less
complex than the one on his forehead, that required a skin graft. In Mitchell we are fortunate to have a modern well-equipped operating theatre in our local hospital along with experienced doctors and nurses -- all within four minutes of home.
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