The diagnosis and initial management of melanoma in Australia: findings from the prospective, population-based QSkin study.

Objectives: To determine the proportions of newly diagnosed melanomas treated by different medical specialist types, to describe the types of excisions performed, and to investigate factors associated with treating practitioner specialty and excision type.

Design, Setting: Prospective cohort study; analysis of linked data: baseline surveys, hospital, pathology, Queensland Cancer Register, and Medical Benefits Schedule databases.

Participants: Random sample of 43 764 Queensland residents aged 40-69 years recruited during 2011, with initial diagnoses of in situ or invasive melanoma diagnosed to 31 December 2019.