weekly mole spam
Sep. 8th, 2007 03:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
nocturnus33There are definite signs that a mole is suspicious and should be seen by a doctor. If you have a mole that is
* Getting bigger
* Changing shape, particularly getting an irregular edge
* Changing colour - getting darker,becoming patchy or multi-shaded
* Itching or painful
* Bleeding or becoming crusty
* Looks inflamed
you should go to the doctor straight away. Research suggest that moles with 3 or more different shades of brown or black are particularly likely to be melanoma.
taken from: http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=3009
The sun, skin colour and freckling
People who are very fair skinned, particularly those with fair or red hair, are more at risk of developing melanoma. Those with darker skins can get the disease. But they have more natural protection. Black people can get melanoma. Worldwide, one in five cases of melanoma is diagnosed in a black African or Asian person. If you are fair and have a tendency to freckle in the sun, you are most at risk.
* Getting bigger
* Changing shape, particularly getting an irregular edge
* Changing colour - getting darker,becoming patchy or multi-shaded
* Itching or painful
* Bleeding or becoming crusty
* Looks inflamed
you should go to the doctor straight away. Research suggest that moles with 3 or more different shades of brown or black are particularly likely to be melanoma.
taken from: http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/help/default.asp?page=3009
The sun, skin colour and freckling
People who are very fair skinned, particularly those with fair or red hair, are more at risk of developing melanoma. Those with darker skins can get the disease. But they have more natural protection. Black people can get melanoma. Worldwide, one in five cases of melanoma is diagnosed in a black African or Asian person. If you are fair and have a tendency to freckle in the sun, you are most at risk.
