How to self-check skin cancer at an early stage

If you want to know whether your skin is affected, then you should pay attention to some of the symptoms your body shows. Common symptoms of skin cancer are rough skin surface and long-lasting acne on skin exposed to the sun. You should be alert to these symptoms.

Skin cancer is 100 percent curable if detected in its early stages, but can be fatal if not detected early. Therefore, early detection of signs of skin malignancy is of special significance. Here we will introduce the early characteristics of skin cancer and self-examination methods.

The first type of skin cancer is malignant melanoma, which has four characteristics:

1 is asymmetric. If the mole is asymmetrical in shape or has an uneven surface, you should pay attention.

2. The edges are rough and sometimes have cracks, which is the opposite of the smooth edges of normal moles.

3. The colors are mostly mixed, especially brown or ink black, and sometimes red, white and blue.

4 is more than 1/4 cm.

The second and third types of skin cancer are basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, which have three characteristics:

1. Parts exposed to sunlight, such as the head, neck, back of the hands, chest, back, etc. If it is a sudden growth and does not disappear for a long time, you should pay attention to it. You should also be vigilant about acne that does not go away for a long time.

2 is bleeding condition. These two types of skin cancer will bleed after only slight stimulation, while most common skin diseases do not have this characteristic.

3 is the scab condition. If the skin scabs for no reason, especially if the scabs do not disappear for a long time, you should pay close attention.

4. Pay attention to skin surfaces that are scaly with secretions, or have nodules or ulcers that do not heal.

Experts also suggest that you should be careful if there are any unusual phenomena on the skin, such as certain spots glowing, shining like pearls, or visible capillaries.