Becoming familiar with every inch of your skin is always best practice – you could even try taking photographs every six months
There has never been a more gratifying column, for me, than the one that prompted a lovely man on Twitter to direct message me on three separate occasions to keep me updated of his treatment for a still curable form of skin cancer, found after he’d read something I wrote on mole checking.
So it certainly bears repeating, particularly at this time of year, when spending time in the sun. Becoming familiar with every inch of your skin is always best practice (especially for, but not confined to, those with skin that burns easily, are freckled, have a history of skin cancer or spend extended periods outdoors). But if you have new or existing moles, it’s crucial and sometimes life saving.
