GET YOUR SKIN CHECKED

Hali would want to send the following message to everyone who visits this site:

Anyone can develop melanoma.

 

You do not have to be in the sun to get melanoma. The most common types of skin cancer are Basal cell cancer and Squamous cell carcinoma, the most serious being melanoma. The first two are caused by being in the sun, while melanoma is not necessarily from the sun. Melanoma can occur anywhere on the body, which is why having an annual thorough body exam is important.

 

Please have your exams done by a licensed dermatologist, preferably one with melanoma experience. Hali would want to encourage everyone to be an alarmist if they felt something wasn’t quite right with a mole, freckle, or reoccurring pimple near a mole. If you’re not satisfied with the answer given by the doctor, get a second opinion. Melanoma is aggressive and deadly.