(HealthDayNews) -- Your ability to spot the warning signs of a melanoma, the most deadly skin cancer, could make all the difference.
The Harvard Health Letter offers this alphabetical memory tool:
- Assymetry: One half of a mole doesn't match the other half.
- Border irregularity: Mole edges are ragged, notched or indistinct.
- Color: Mole pigmentation is uneven.
- Diameter: Mole is larger than a pencil eraser or shows a sudden or
progressive increase in size.