5. Your hands
Although you use and see your hands daily, it is advisable to take a good look at them once a month. Remove your nail polish (if you are wearing any) and check your nails for dark spots. Strange and unusual wounds next to your nails may also indicate a melanoma.
6. Under your breasts
One of the places that is often forgotten is under your breasts. Moles or pink and purple colored spots can be found here. You can check these spots by holding up a mirror. Keep this in mind and visit your doctor if you see any suspicious spots.
7. Your skull
It is difficult to check your own skull, so in this case ask your partner, family member, hairdresser or friend. There may be suspicious moles or spots on top of your head that may indicate skin cancer.
8. The soles of your feet
Another place you don’t look at every day: the soles of your feet. Although it is not common, there may be a melanoma on the sole of your foot. A bump or a strange blemish – which discolors, bleeds or itches – can be a sign that may indicate skin cancer.
9. Your tattoo
Do you have a tattoo? Check for changes every month. A strange bump or blemish can easily be hidden by your tattoo, so you won’t see this easily. Having some skin covered with a tattoo does not mean that skin cancer can’t develop there.
10. Check the inside of your mouth
Lie down once a month and open your mouth. Hold up a mirror and check your palate, tongue and the inside of your cheeks. Do you see striking, dark spots; or are there ulcers that still haven’t healed after three weeks? If so, this may indicate skin cancer. In particular, people who regularly light a cigarette can be prone to this.
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