Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States.
Finding spots on your skin that could be cancerous is as simple as looking at your skin.
A short video from the American Academy of Dermatology demonstrates how to check your skin and what to look for.
When examining your own skin, stand in front of a mirror and follow these steps:
- raise your arms and examine the right and left
sides of the body; - bend your elbows and look carefully at your forearms, upper underarms, and palms;
- next, examine the back of your legs, spaces between your toes and your soles; and
- examine those hard-to-see areas like your back, buttocks and the top of
your head. Use a mirror to inspect the back of your neck and scalp, partng your hair for a better view.See a dermatologist to check out anything unusual.
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