The RACGP’s official academic journal has retracted two major papers on the management of melanoma amid claims they were riddled with inaccuracies and contrary to both national and international guidelines.

The articles originally appeared in the Australian Journal of General Practice (AJGP) back in June and were accredited for CPD points.

But they immediately triggered complaints from 15 leading dermatologists, GPs and oncologists, as well as the Cancer Council Australia, who called for them to be pulled for giving “seriously misleading advice” to GPs.

One article called Management of Invasive Melanoma gave details on the steps that should be taken by doctors when treating patients.