Early Detection of Skin Cancer

Patients with skin cancer is not as much as other types of cancer. Nonetheless, skin cancer can also cause disability even if it is an advanced stage can lead to death. Skin cancer can occur due to ultraviolet B rays, which are mostly emitted by the sun, chemicals, ionizing radiation and several types of viruses.


The characteristics of the affected skin of skin cancer is a shiny lump that can be cuts or abrasions, spots or lumps with a wound that never healed abrasions, moles, birthmarks or skin abnormalities are blackish in color and grow steadily.

There are a few tips you can do to detect whether you are suffering from skin cancer or not.

Should be prepared when you will detect your skin is:
1. Room with adequate lighting
2. One full-length mirror
3. A small mirror pieces

First of all you have to do is standing in front of the mirror which height the same with your body, and then carefully examine every part of your body.

1. Left: Put your arms with palms facing up, see the palms, fingers the skin between the fingers and forearm.

   Right: The position you ahead of the full-length mirror. Raise your arms and bend upward until your palms facing your shoulders. Look at your elbow through the mirror.

2. Then stand with your entire body is facing the mirror, observe the front of the body, face, neck, and upper arms. Then look at the chest, abdomen, genitals, thigh and lower leg.

3. Face the right side of the right and left. Raise your arms until your palms face each other one another. Notice the side of your body, thighs, arms, hands, body and lower limbs.

4. With your back facing the mirror see your buttocks, the back of the thigh and lower leg.

5. Take a small mirror. With his back to the position of a large mirror, watch your back through a small mirror that reflects your body from a large mirror. If there are parts that are not visible, ask for help from relatives or your spouse.

6. Use a small mirror and a large mirror to see the scalp. A bit difficult to reach the scalp, use a hair dryer to separate hair from the scalp. Look carefully on your scalp.

7. Sit on a stool and lift your legs one at the other bench. With a small mirror check the back of the leg from the groin down to the soles of the feet alternately.

8. Still in a sitting position, compare the leg with one another. With a small mirror as well, check back legs, toes and the skin between the toes.

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