🌞 Skin Cancer AU: Melanoma Insights App

https://tnathu-ai.shinyapps.io/tnathu-ai_skin-cancer_AU/

📌 Overview

Skin Cancer AU is a Shiny application designed to shed light on melanoma, a critical form of skin cancer, with a keen focus on Victoria, Australia, and global trends. This app aims to visualize various datasets, enhancing understanding and awareness about melanoma statistics, prevention, and trends.

📊 Data Sources

The application utilizes a rich collection of datasets to present a comprehensive view of melanoma trends:

🇦🇺 Incidence and Mortality in Victoria (1982-2021)

🌍 Global Melanoma Rates

🚹🚺 Gender-specific Melanoma Rates Worldwide ☀️ Sunburn and Sun Protection Data These datasets are meticulously sourced from reputable organizations such as Cancer Victoria, Cancer Council Australia, and Cancer Australia.

🛠️ Data Pre-processing

Data pre-processing and exploratory analysis are key steps in our workflow. Key R libraries like readxl, dplyr, ggplot2, and shiny are employed for these tasks. Our scripts transform raw data into insightful visualizations for the app.

🖥️ Application Structure

The app's backbone consists of two primary R scripts:

• server.R: Manages the server-side logic, handling data processing and interactive visualizations.
• ui.R: Crafts the user interface, organizing the layout and inputs for an intuitive user experience.

🌟 Key Features

• Interactive melanoma incidence and mortality plots for Victoria, with colorblind-friendly design.
• Detailed global melanoma rate visualizations.
• Informative charts on sunburn and sun protection trends.
• User-driven content based on selections like age group and gender.
• Educational references

🚀 How to Run

Get started with the Skin Cancer AU app:

• Ensure R and Shiny are installed on your system.
• Clone or download the app repository.
• Open server.R and ui.R in RStudio.
• Launch the app with shiny::runApp().