How can you tell if you have skin cancer?

Answer 1

You should be regularly checking yourself, especially parts of your body that get exposed to the sun, for of the following. Your doctor should also watch for these in your regular physicals. If you're in an especially high-risk group, you may want regularly schedule professional examinations of your skin. Here's what to look for: A small, fleshy bump with a smooth, shiny, or pearly appearance. A firm, scarlike lesion. A bump that repeatedly bleeds and crusts over or hasn't healed for more than three weeks. A red or tender flat spot that bleeds easily. A transparent bump with tiny, visible blood vessels. A smooth bump with a raised border and indented middle. A red, irritated, crusty patch of skin that doesn't heal. A shiny area of tight-looking skin, especially on the face, that looks like a scar and has poorly defined edges. Any growth in a wart or mole. Any change in the surface of a skin growth. Any asymmetry or irregularity in the shape in a skin growth, e.g., if it's not an even shape on both sides, or the edges are jagged. Any asymmetry or change in the color of skin growth, e.g. it's brown or black, or has dashes of these colors, or even red, blue, or white. Any sore that does not heal. In addition, early symptoms of a malignant melanoma might be if a mole gets thicker, or becomes worn down and crusty, or soft and flaky, or if it itches or burns. In later stages, a melanoma could turn into an ulcerous sore, or become painful and bleed.

Answer 2

I had a basel cell turmor on my nose that I thought was a pimple. When I tried to get the 'white' out of the pimple, it just bled and could not be'pooped'. I waited almost 2 years before seeing a dermotologist. I was given 4 options for removing the turmor after the biospy results came back. I chose to use a prescription "Aldara". I used for 8 weeks, and am cancer free. I think that if you have had this 'pimple' for over a month or two, you really need to have a doctor check it!

Answer 3

Watch the mole carefully, if it changes shape or color there might be a problem. However, usually they're benign, so don't worry too much.

im pretty sure i have a benign mole because ive been looking at pictures but to me and everyelse it looks like darker skin it is about 2 1/2 big on my right cheek any ideas of how i can get rid of it??

Answer 4

Go to the doctor .

Or if you go TANNING too much !!

Answer 5

Pimples are visible. Look in a mirror.