I went for a skin check—they found melanoma where I’d never even looked

I haven’t been a sun worshipper since my thirties, so skin cancer wasn’t even on my radar.
AOL

‘A stranger told me to check a mole on my back for skin cancer - she saved my life’

A woman who survived skin cancer is searching for the stranger who saved her life by warning her to get her back mole checked out by a doctor. Emma Wigmore, 50, from Chelmsford in Essex, was enjoying ...
Hosted on MSN

Moles Check: 6 reasons to get your newly occuring moles checked by a doctor

Moles are very common skin growths for most people. Mostly they are harmless, but some can develop into melanoma, a serious form of skin cancer. That’s why it's important to get the mole check with a ...
IFLScience

Skin Moles: What Are They And When Should You Get Them Checked?

Holly has a degree in Medical Biochemistry from the University of Leicester. Her scientific interests include genomics, personalized medicine, and bioethics.View full profile Holly has a degree in ...
The Courier-Journal

From moles to skin spots, here's why you should get regular skin cancer check-ups

I have been writing this column on a weekly basis since 1976, and I am frequently asked how I keep coming up with new ideas to write about. Two avenues serve me well. First, I get a lot of emails from ...

The skin check you should never skip, plus great products to protect you from the sun

It’s Skin Cancer Awareness Month, a timely reminder to check your skin, wear SPF daily and take changing moles seriously ...
Post and Courier

Holy moley!

Raise your hand if you’ve got moles. Not the yard kind—although we have plenty of those—the body kind. Skin moles. The growths you find on your face, neck, legs, etc. The only place I currently do not ...