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Dr Paul Middleton
We all have moles: not the furry kind that dig up your garden (although some of you will have those too!) but the ones that dot our bodies. Sometimes, just like the garden variety, these moles cause trouble. about 16,000 of us will get a cancerous mole, or melanoma, every year. thankfully the treatment has improved enormously since I qualified, but more than 2,000 people still die from this disease every year and it remains true that the earlier it is caught the better your chances of surviving.
So, what should you look out for? Crudely any change in a mole should raise your suspicions and remembering the ABCDE rule might also help: if a mole looks A-symmetrical it might be significant, particularly if it has an irregular B-order. If it is changing colour and has more than two C-olours (often two shades of brown or going red) or is now more than 6mm in D-iameter it needs looking at by a Doctor or Nurse. Finally, if it is E-nlarging or becoming E-levated it needs to be seen.
Most melanomas occur on the back in men and legs in women but any mole changing over a period of weeks or months is suspicious. The main cause is UVB –ultraviolet sun radiation – but they are more common in pale skinned, red or fair haired people, blue eyed patients, people who have had episodes of severe sunburn or a lot of sun exposure and those with immune system issues including diabetic patients. They are also more common in regular sun bed users and having a close family member with a melanoma increases your risk too.
So, I suggest you get acquainted with your moles, particularly as you get older, and make sure that you spot any changes early. Early melanoma has a 99% survival rate.
