SKIN CANCER

SKIN CANCER

1. BASAL CELL CARCINOMA

   • PEARLY/WAXY BUMP
   • FLAT, FLESH-COLORED OR BROWN SCAR-LIKE LESION

2. SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

   • FIRM, RED NODULE
   • FLAT LESION WITH SCALY, CRUSTED SURFACE

3. MELANOMA

   • LARGE, BROWNISH SPOT WITH DARKER SPECKLES
   • MOLE THAT CHANGES COLOR, SIZE, FEEL, OR BLEEDS
   • SMALL LESION WITH IRREGULAR BORDER
   • DARK LESION ON PALMS, SOLES, FINGERTIPS OR TOES
   • ABCDE
     • ASYMMETRY
       • BORDER
         • COLOR
           • DIAMETER
             • ELEVATION
               • ONCE FLAT MOLE NOW ELEVATED
             • LARGER THAN 6MM
           • INCONSISTENT COLOR THROUGHOUT
         • EDGES ARE BLURRED OR IRREGULAR
       • ONE HALF DOESN'T MATCH THE OTHER