Almost everyone gets moles, flat or raised, colour ranging from light brown to black. Majority of the moles remain moles and do not develop into skin cancer.
Skin cancer is definitively diagnosed by.
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In skin biopsy, a piece of skin is removed for further examination in the laboratory using a microscope. This is the most definitive way of diagnosing skin cancer.
One can detect skin cancer through self-examination.
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Melanoma or skin cancer occur on skin so they are visible to the patients. In fact, it is not diagnosis but patients themselves who are the first to detect skin cancer in them. Every malignant skin tumor becomes visible on the skin surface thus making skin cancer the only type of cancer that can be detected in the early stages.
What does A in ABCDE of skin cancer stand for?
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If a mole on your skin is asymmetrical in shape it might be a sign of skin cancer.
Sunburn increases the chances of developing skin cancer
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Relaxing under the sun in a beach is not a safe venture. Sunburns do raise the risk of developing skin cancer. One does not have to go as far as a sunburn as daily sun exposure without burn can raise risk of skin cancer substantially.
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