Last Updated on January 7, 2021
You might have heard of melanoma before! It is the most dangerous skin cancer that causes the most deaths! No need to freak you out with scary statistics!
This monster tend to grow very rapidly and occur for several factors including sun exposure, genetics, and the number of moles in the skin! In fact, studies found that about 25% of melanomas actually grow from ordinary birthmarks.
Hence, it is extremely important not to neglect these moles and keep an eye on them for signs of skin cancer.
While it’s really hard to determine when you actually need to see a dermatologist, today we suggest a simplified guide that shall end your confusion and help you determine when your skin mole is the cause of concern.
#1 – The ABCDE Melanoma Signs
Your health is your greatest wealth, therefore, you should always take good care of it and work hard to protect it. Melanoma is a powerful monster that can silently kill you without even realizing.
Hence, it is extremely important to pay attention to all the changes occurring in your skin and ignore not the signs it gives you!
Even if you don’t have this disease in your family history and you have carefully practiced sun safety all summer, you are still at risk of developing this lethal skin cancer. Well, not just you but everyone else is at great risk of being a victim of melanoma!
However, this ABCDE method comes really handy and can help you greatly in determining the nature of the moles and birthmarks you have. The latter is developed by skin experts and physicians in order to detect dangerous moles from normal ones.
Even more interesting each and every letter stands for a sign and if it happens and you see one or more in your body, immediately make an appointment with your doctor and most importantly always remember that you should never remove the birthmarks at a beautician ’s!
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