Skin Moles
Skin Moles are usually brown in colour but can be darker and some even skin coloured. Skin Moles are usually round in shape and can be raised or flat and can appear anywhere on the face and body. Moles usually appear by the time a person reaches their 20’s and they remain the same, fade or even disappear over time. Moles can develop when the skin is exposed to the sun or sunbeds for prolonged periods. The increased use of sunbeds and the advent of package holidays in the sun have seen an explosion in the rates of skin cancer across all age groups. The culture of ‘getting a tan’ and ‘topping up your tan’ increases the chance of skin moles developing into something more serious so it is important to use sun cream when in the sun for a long period and avoid sunburn. Moletest provide a quick and discreet screening service to check skin moles for skin cancer with results available within 24 hours and no need to visit a doctor. Test Your Mole Now.
Moles and Malignant Melanoma
Most skin moles are harmless but in some cases they can develop into malignant melanoma, the deadly form of skin cancer. Skin moles should be checked regularly as the importance of early detection and treatment cannot be overstated – Melanoma is highly curable if detected and treated early. It is important to get accurate analysis of skin moles as it has been suggested that as many as two million people annually visit the GP to have a suspicious mole looked at.
If you are worried about a mole then it is important to get it tested and get an accurate diagnosis without delay.
Skin Moles should be testing if they:
- Change in their appearance
- The Mole is itchy
- The Mole is bleeding
Remember: If you are concerned about a skin mole you have noticed on yourself or a member of your family, why wait until you can see your doctor when you could get peace of mind right now?! Test Your Mole Now
Use Moletest To Get Your Skin Mole Checked
Moletest is the world’s first ‘remote’ photographic screening service to check moles for skin cancer. We provide a quick and discreet mole screening service without the need to visit a doctor. All you need is a digital camera. The first step to getting your mole checked is to Test Your Mole Now The process is simple - just follow the instructions to get your mole tested quickly and discreetly. Your results will be ready within 24 hours; a clear traffic light system will indicate whether your mole needs any further medical attention.
MoleTest Accuracy
Moletest software has shown the highest level of accuracy during medically supervised training. Our traffic light approach to filtering the results is designed to eliminate any remaining margin for error. In contrast, misdiagnosis of skin moles by humans from medical images is surprisingly high. The reported range of error is from 10% to 90% depending upon the pathology and procedure. An average of 30% misdiagnosis is quoted by many medical institutions including the American College of Radiology.
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Prof Rino Cerio, Consultant Dermatologist and a Professor in Dermatopathology, commented:
“The incidence of malignant melanoma has quadrupled over the last 30 years, due to the advent of cheap air travel to locations of greater ultra violet sunlight exposure and patients’ failing to get moles checked until it is far too late. Although a rare form of cancer, melanoma, accounts for over 75% of skin cancer deaths – most of which could have been avoided with early detection. This innovative technology has the potential to vastly increase early detection, saving thousands of lives that would have otherwise been lost to this very treatable skin cancer. Many people, especially men, don’t visit their GP to have a suspect lesion examined until it is too late. Using Moletest consumers will be able to see in under 24 hours if there is a need to seek medical advice. However, consumers must understand that moles develop throughout their lives and monitoring (using the ABCDE method) is important – especially for those in high risk groups.”
Rino CERIO Consultant Dermatologist, Professor in Dermatopathology and Clinical Academic Director of Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery at Bart’s and the London NHS Trust and Queen Mary’s University of London hospitals. Prof. Cerio is the skin cancer lead and spearheads a weekly combined multidisciplinary tertiary referral skin tumour clinic.
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