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CHECKING FOR SKIN CANCER, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THE HISTORY
BY MATTHEW DAVID COLE MD
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NON-MELANOMA SKIN -CANCER HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST COMMON TYPES OF CANCERS IN
THE UNITED STATES .
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NOT ONLY ARE MILL IONS OF AMERICANS AT R ISK FOR THIS TYPE OF CANCER, BUT ALSO MANY INDIV IDUALS , ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE
HAD A PREVIOUS HISTORY WITH NON-MELANOMA SKIN -CANCER, ARE NOT UTIL IZ ING THE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO MAKE SURE THEY
ARE SAFE AND PROTECTED.
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BEFORE I BEGIN , IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANT WARNING S IGNS FOR ANY TYPE OF SKIN CANCERS.
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SKIN CANCERS, INCLUDING MELANOMA, BASAL CELL CARCINOMA, AND
SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OFTEN STARTS WITH CHANGES TO YOUR SKIN .
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THEY CAN BE NEW GROWTHS OR PRECANCEROUS LESIONS. WHATEVER IS THE CASE , IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU LEARN
TO SPOT THESE EARLY WARNING S IGNS. MUCH OF SKIN CANCER CAN BE CURED IF IT IS FOUND AND TREATED EARLY.
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NOW, THIS TYPE OF EARLY DETECTION IS IMPORTANT AND CAN AT T IMES BE ULTIMATELY L IFE SAVING . S INCE T IMING IS SO CRUCIAL TO D IAGNOSING SKIN CANCER, YOU SHOULD FOLLOW A FEW S IMPLE STEPS TO LEARN HOW TO DETECT SKIN CANCER ON YOUR SKIN BEFORE YOU MEET WITH YOUR DERMATOLOGIST OR PHYSIC IAN.
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TO START, BEGIN BY PERFORMING A SKIN SURVEY. ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO
CHECK YOURSELF FOR SKIN CANCER IS TO DO A SELF -EXAMINATION.
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NOW AS YOU ARE CHECKING YOUR SKIN , BE SURE TO EVALUATE EACH AND EVERY AREA. MAKE SURE YOU
LEAVE NO PART UNSEEN.
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TAKE NOTE OF ANY BLEMISHES OR MARKINGS THAT MAY SEEM
UNORTHODOX.
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FOR BASAL CELL CARCINOMA, THESE EROSIVE SKIN INVASIONS CAN USUALLY BE FOUND ON YOUR FACE ,
EARS , AND NECK. THE LESIONS ARE FLESHED COLORED, EASY TO BLEED, AND HAVE A TYPE OF HOLE IN THEM.
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FOR MELANOMA, IT IS IMPORTANT TO DETECT THIS EARLY ON. CAUGHT IN THE EARLY STAGES CAN BE
L IFE SAYING . ANYTHING LATER CAN BE INCREDIBLY THREATENING .
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TO CHECK YOURSELF, FOLLOW THE ABCDE SCHEME:
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DURING YOUR SELF -EXAMINATION, CONTINUE LOOKING FOR ANY UNORTHODOX MARKS OR BLEMISHES . KEEP
TRACK OF THESE LESIONS AS YOU PERFORM YOUR BODY SEARCH. ANY SUSPIC IOUS LESIONS SHOULD BE
PHOTOGRAPHED AND DOCUMENTED.
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TO HELP WITH YOUR CASE , TRY PERFORMING ANOTHER SELF -EXAMINATION IN A FEW
WEEKS OR IN A MONTH. LOOK FOR CHANGES OF THOSE SPOTS .
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I F THERE ARE ANY CHANGES, EVEN SUBTLE ONES , FOLLOW UP WITH YOUR
DERMATOLOGIST AND BE SURE TO INFORM HIM OR HER OF EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON.
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NOW, IF AFTER YOUR SEARCH YOU DO NOT F IND ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, MAKE SURE YOU CONTINUE TO PROTECT YOURSELF
AND YOUR SKIN . UT IL IZE SUNSCREEN AND AVOID STRONG SUN EXPOSURE.
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