How to distinguish melanoma from nevus

Skin cancer increasingly began to appear in the population, the problem concerns not only the elderly population, but also quite young and healthy people. Mutation of skin cells happens lightning fast, and normal mole turning into melanoma. It is worth noting the short duration of the disease. If time does not pay attention to a suspicious mole, the chances of full recovery are reduced to zero. Melanoma is one of the most difficult curable types of cancer. Regular skin examination can save your life.

Instruction

1. Ordinary moles are growing almost everyone and do not bother throughout life. But sometimes some factors affecting their regeneration, and they become cancerous. You should be alerted to any changes in the size of pigmented spots or moles, normally their diameter should be about 6 mm. But in recent years it is noticed that melanoma has changed its size and became increasingly appear in about 3-8 mm.
2. Around melanoma, you can observe redness, which rapidly increased in size. Also the growth of cells does not stop and there is a build-up that may be a few more with one of the parties. Moles does not change, only in rare cases, when the injury occurs when tissues, it may increase slightly.
3. If you palpate the skin around the pigmentation, we can see a clear seal which goes far beyond melanoma. About mole skin is soft, flexible and without visible disabilities. With cancer possible and bleeding in the damaged area of skin, the edges of the growth become indistinct shape and become prone to mechanical damage.
4. When the number of moles suddenly increases dramatically, thus not only there are new seats, but changing the old, we can expect deterioration in the overall picture. If this happens, this is clearly not the invasion of normal moles and can appear intermittently on the skin, but it happens quite rarely.
5. Pay attention to the color. If ordinary at first glance, a mole suddenly began to change its color, immediately contact your oncologist. Only a doctor can determine the type of tumor. Ordinary visual inspection is not considered reliable, a mandatory step in the study is a biopsy. But even at first glance, the oncologist may either soothe or upset. The doctor are able to supply the preliminary diagnosis.