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Mole Self-Check Guide

Knowing Your Skin Could Save Your Life

Regularly monitoring your moles for changes in shape, size, or colour is the first step in the early detection and successful treatment of skin cancer.

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Check your skin - it could save your life!

It is essential to check your skin regularly with the use of a mirror or ask your partner to keep an eye on the ones in difficult places such as your back.

Any concerns you should see a doctor as it is very difficult to judge normal and abnormal moles.

  • You should always be suspicious of a new mole and the darkest ones on your body.
  • A general rule is to look for the ‘Ugly Duckling Sign’ - any mole that looks different from other moles on the body.

Signs to look for suspected malignant melanoma

Melanoma superficial spreading

Major signs

  • If an existing mole gets larger or a new one is growing
  • If the mole has an irregular outline
  • If the colours are mixed shades of brown or black
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Minor signs

  • If the mole is bigger than the blunt end of a pencil
  • If it is inflamed or has a reddish edge
  • If it is bleeding, oozing or crusting
  • If it starts to feel different: for example, itching or painful

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