abcde melanoma Archives - The Skin Cancer Foundation https://www.skincancer.org/blog/tag/abcde-melanoma/ Education, prevention, early detection, and treatment of skin cancer Fri, 17 Jan 2025 20:26:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.skincancer.org/wp-content/uploads/SCF-LOGO-273x240.png abcde melanoma Archives - The Skin Cancer Foundation https://www.skincancer.org/blog/tag/abcde-melanoma/ 32 32 From Beauty Mark to Melanoma https://www.skincancer.org/blog/from-beauty-mark-to-melanoma/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/from-beauty-mark-to-melanoma/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:06:45 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=5782 Chrissy Carbone has always had moles on her skin. She never dreamed that the innocent-looking “beauty marks” could become life-threatening.

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/from-beauty-mark-to-melanoma/feed/ 1 Do I Have Skin Cancer? https://www.skincancer.org/blog/do-i-have-skin-cancer/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/do-i-have-skin-cancer/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 14:58:39 +0000 https://blog.skincancer.org/?p=683 You learn that a friend has skin cancer and you instantly start to worry. After all, you grew up together; you spent your summers on the beach, tanning. Are you at risk for skin cancer, too?

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/do-i-have-skin-cancer/feed/ 0 Ask the Expert: Why Have Your “ABCDEs” for the Warning Signs of Melanoma Changed? https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-the-expert-why-have-your-abcdes-for-the-warning-signs-of-melanoma-changed/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-the-expert-why-have-your-abcdes-for-the-warning-signs-of-melanoma-changed/#respond Fri, 29 Apr 2022 17:10:55 +0000 https://www.skincancer.org/?p=6560 In the ABCDEs of melanoma, “dark” may be an even more important warning sign than “diameter” and deserves more awareness.

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]]> https://www.skincancer.org/blog/ask-the-expert-why-have-your-abcdes-for-the-warning-signs-of-melanoma-changed/feed/ 0 Amelanotic Melanoma: It Doesn’t Look Like Other Melanomas https://www.skincancer.org/blog/amelanotic-melanoma-it-doesnt-look-like-other-melanomas/ https://www.skincancer.org/blog/amelanotic-melanoma-it-doesnt-look-like-other-melanomas/#comments Wed, 31 Mar 2021 15:17:56 +0000 http://scfredesignpro.wpengine.com/?p=3961 Amelanotic melanomas can resemble other skin cancers like basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma, or worse, may be mistaken for benign moles, scars or cysts. This can delay diagnosis, which may prove dangerous, since early detection of melanoma is critical; early melanomas are almost always curable, while those that advance beyond stage I become more difficult to treat. 

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