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Deputy Director; Division of Cancer Surgery, Tumour Stream Director; Melanoma and Skin

Prof Michael Henderson

Skin Cancer

Biography

Professor Henderson is a Professor of Surgery with the The University of Melbourne and surgeon in the Melanoma and Skin Service, Breast Service and Sarcoma Service  at Peter Mac. He graduated in medicine from The University of Melbourne and trained as a general surgeon. He completed his training with a Fellowship in Surgical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre in Houston.

Melanoma makes up a major part of his clinical workload and he is actively involved in clinical and translational research.  He maintains an active clinical and translational research interest in melanoma and breast cancer and is supervising several higher degree research candidates.  He has a leadership role in education for Peter Mac.

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Breast
Melanoma and skin
Cancer Surgery
Cancer surgery and Anaesthesia: Perioperative and Pain Medicine Research

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MBBS, BMedSc, MD, FRACS

Deputy Director; Division of Cancer Surgery, Tumour Stream Director; Melanoma and Skin

Prof Michael Henderson

Skin Cancer

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Breast

Breast cancer is a malignant tumour that starts in breast tissue of a man or woman.
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Melanoma & Skin

The three main types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma.
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