{"id":526069,"date":"2026-03-08T04:58:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T04:58:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/526069\/"},"modified":"2026-03-08T04:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T04:58:52","slug":"the-sun-smart-revolution-drastic-drop-in-childhood-mole-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/526069\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sun-Smart Revolution: Drastic Drop in Childhood Mole Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>In a significant stride for skin cancer prevention, researchers have observed a striking 47% decline in childhood mole counts in southeast Queensland over the last 25 years. This reduction is anticipated to substantially lower the lifetime risk of melanoma for these children.<\/p>\n<p>The decline is attributed to enhanced sun protection measures like Australia&#8217;s iconic &#8216;Slip, Slop, Slap&#8217; campaign. Launched by the Cancer Council in 1981, this public health initiative encouraged protective behaviors against ultraviolet radiation, and its impact is now becoming evident in measurable health outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the progress, experts emphasize the need for continued vigilance. Parents must remain proactive against sunburns and monitor unusual moles in children, reinforcing early sun protection to safeguard future generations.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>(With inputs from agencies.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; In a significant stride for skin cancer prevention, researchers have observed a striking 47% decline in childhood&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":526070,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[64,63,3337,261719,137,123789,259517,1836,81922,261717,186788,261718],"class_list":["post-526069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cancer-council","tag-childhood-health","tag-health","tag-melanoma","tag-moles","tag-public-health","tag-skin-cancer","tag-slip-slop-slap","tag-sun-protection","tag-uv-exposure"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=526069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/526069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/526070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=526069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=526069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=526069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}