Skin Cancer Patient Information

If you can answer “YES” to any of these questions, please book in for a skin check and consultation:

• Do you have fair skin that is sensitive to sunlight?
• Do you have a particularly large number of moles?
• Do you have large congenital nevi?
• Do you have atypical moles or moles that have recently changed?
• Did you get sunburn as a child or adolescent?
• Is there a history of skin cancer in your family?
• Did you already have skin cancer?
• Are you exposed to strong sunlight or UV rays at regular intervals?

To perform a self-skin check, you will need a chair, hand-held mirror, full-length mirror, and good lighting. Follow these steps:

1. Examine your body in a full-length mirror, paying extra attention to sun-exposed areas and hidden areas such as skin folds.
2. Look at your underarms, forearms, and palms.
3. Sit down and examine your legs, in between your toes, and the soles of your feet.
4. Use a hand-held mirror to reflect off the full-length mirror to examine your neck, ears, and scalp.
5. Similarly, use a hand-held mirror to check your back, buttocks, groin, genital area, and the back of your legs.