Spot Check Your Moles

Remember, if found early enough most skin cancers can be treated and cured.

Listed below are the ABC’s of what to look for.

Consult your health care provider immediately if you notice that a mole has one or more of the following features:

	Asymmetry One half unlike the other half Irregular shape or jagged edge Change in surface texture (scales or oozing) A sore that won’t heal, scab that repeatedly comes off or bleeds
	Border irregularity Scalloped or poorly circumscribed border
	Colour varied from one area to another Shades of tan and brown, black, and sometimes white, red or blue
	Diameter Larger than 6 mm (top of a pencil eraser)
	Evidence of change Anything that is different