Roughly 100,640 Americans will be diagnosed with melanoma this year, according to the American Cancer Society. The good news: Melanoma is highly curable if it’s caught early. Do you know what to look for?
1.) Moles that stand out-
Those that are darker than the rest of the moles you may have, have changed recently, or are more oddly shaped.
2.) Places that don’t see much for sun exposure-
Melanomas can develop anywhere on the body, including “in places the sun doesn’t shine.” This can include the soles of your feet, palms of your hand, under a fingernail, on the eyes, inside the mouth, or on the scalp.
3.) Red, white, and blue hues-
Melanomas are often dark-brown, but they can also present in a variety of colors. Red can mean the result of an immune response. It can look like a rash tasking on a pink hue. It can even lack color and appear as a white halo around a darker spot.
4.) Bleeding or itching-
The itching and bleeding is actually the body starting to recognize the cancer and starting to attack it, making it irriated.
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