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The sunscreen scientist: How Professor Adele Green AC and her team helped the world prevent cancer
What drives a doctor to swap the wards for epidemiology and spark a global revolution in skin cancer prevention?
In this deeply human conversation, Professor Adele Green AC reveals how a desk in a sick bay led to one of the most significant public health breakthroughs of our time. With warmth and candour, she shares the story behind the first clinical proof that sunscreen prevents skin cancer, the power of community collaboration and the joy of building a team that changed lives.
This is science at its most personal and most impactful.
29th Sep 2025