Below are five ways to detect early signs of Skin Cancer.
A is for Asymmetry
If you were to draw a line through the mole, would the two sides match?
Skin Cancer If not, you should see a dermatologist.
B is for Border
Are the borders of your mole irregular, scalloped, or blurred?
If so, you should see a dermatologist. B is also used for ‘black’, which is an uncommon colour for a melanocytic naevus in a white-skinned individual, but may be the usual colour for a dark-skinned person. The colour black can occur in seborrhoeic keratoses in all skin types.
C is for Color
Does the mole contain more than one color, or shades of tan, brown, black, blue, white, or red?
If yes, you should see a dermatologist.
D is for Diameter
Is the mole greater than 5mm in diameter (about the size of a pencil eraser)?
If yes, you should see a dermatologist.
D is also used for ‘different’. Benign moles resemble each other, whereas a melanoma appears unique and very different from the patient’s other lesions.
A mole that is obviously different from the others is sometimes called an ugly duckling and must be considered suspicious even if it does not fulfil the ABCDE criteria.
E is for Evolving
Does the mole change in size, shape, color or even bleed?
If yes, you should see a dermatologist, E is for Evolving or changing. A melanocytic naevus is usually stable and does not change in size, shape, or colour, whereas a melanoma changes over time. Change in size, colour, shape, or structure may be noted over months to years.
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