I really need to book a skin check as I have never had one. I was booked in for one 4 years ago and then my life got turned upside down and I had to cancel.

It is so important to be constantly vigilant when it comes to moles.

I don’t really have any moles to check, just a few freckles. Hubby has heaps of big dark moles though as well as a history of cancer in the family. So this will be a great help when checking his

Good to know! That’s interesting! Thanks for sharing this!

I just had 3 spots removed, one pre cancerous. Very important to be checked.

I never knew about the ABCs of checking moles, especially A. Useful to know.

came to Australia long ago with English skin my husband and his surf club friends, said sunbaking was all the go. Covered in coconut or baby oil, got badly burned, but thought it was way to go.. Over years skin cancers have had removed,stay well covered as is now encourage and approved. Still now and then like the tan look and glow but now it comes from a tube, not in sun cook off row.. picture of how it used to be, still encourages some unwisely

I had mine checked a while ago but it is probably time again.

thanks heaps for sharing this x

Another great little read, thanks for sharing.

Soooo important. I always keep on top of checking these, and getting hubby involved if i can’t see the changes for myself.

The ABCDE method is a great one to go by.

This is a timely reminder. My sister has just had a second melanoma and it reminded me that when I have my annual GP check up in July/August, I need to have any spots checked. I do look over them regularly and speak to the Dr if I think something doesn’t look right. It’s something I definitely need to keep on top of.

Very helpful concise information – thank you.

Thank you for the ABCDE info. I will surely be on the lookout now I know what to look for.

I will certainly keep the ADCDE codes in mind for future reference. Thanks for this advice.

It’s quite a scary thing!! My then 6yr old had a tan mole on her neck all of a sudden we noticed a black dot appear in the middle of it. About 6 weeks later we noticed the black dot to be taller and sitting proud of the tan mole. Another 6 weeks on and the black mole started to spread out… We had it removed and it all turned out to be ok. But it was not symmetrical and the border was roughly shaped… You just never know it’s best to get them checked out.

I’m only 36 and have had two moles removed. They were both one step below turning into melanoma.

Skin cancer is important here in australia to watch for.

I didn’t know that mnemonic – it’s a good way to remember all the things to check for when looking at your moles. Thanks for the comments about keeping an eye on other things like flaky skin – I didn’t know that BCC presented like that.