We’re delighted to share with you a guest blog on Skin Cancer by Andrew James Dermatology.
Andrew will be joining SO Podiatry weekly from June 2023.
Skin cancer accounts for 50% of all cancers worldwide. Everyone knows someone who has or has had skin cancer.
For men, the rate of skin cancer has increased by over 200% in the last 30 years. In women, it is over 75%.
There are lots of people walking around totally unaware that they have skin cancer. I see this every day in my work. See my testimonial that Richard has kindly provided. This is an example of several things occurring at once. It is a perfect example of what I see daily and why mole mapping and skin lesion is so important.
Firstly, Richard had been responsible and had been checked for skin cancer by a dermatologist just 8 months before I saw him where he was given the ‘all clear’. When I saw him, I noticed the suspicious lesion on his face straight away. It was not a lone lesion but was hiding amongst several benign skin lesions. Skin cancers can so easily blend in, to the untrained eye.
Secondly, I wonder if this was ‘missed’ by the previous dermatologist. Or had it changed in those 8 months? Richard admits he had been ‘lulled into a false sense of security’. He was blissfully unaware he had skin cancer. He was shocked when I told him.
Thirdly, the skin is the body’s largest organ and is continually evolving. That’s why it is important to get new moles or new skin lesions checked and then rechecked if you notice they are growing, changing in shape, colour, thickness and so forth.
Fourthly, Richard is in his 70s, and people over 50 years of age are more likely to present with skin cancer than those under 50 years of age.
And finally, skin which is older and more ‘worn’ as in those over 50’s is more susceptible to developing skin cancer because the skin’s integrity is less robust than younger skin.
My passion is to identify skin cancers early on so people can get prompt appropriate treatment because early detection means less invasive and less disfiguring treatment, less pain and can even save lives.
That’s why I offer a skin lesion identification service and a full body mole mapping service (full body mole mapping is not routinely available on the NHS).
I am not aware of any other mole mapping service in Worcester, other than in Private Hospitals.
I also have clinics in Evesham, Alcester, Inkberrow, Chipping Norton and Banbury.
My passion is to identify skin cancers early on so people can get prompt appropriate treatment because early detection means less invasive and less disfiguring treatment, less pain and can even save lives.
That’s why I offer a skin lesion identification service and a full body mole mapping service (full body mole mapping is not routinely available on the NHS).
I am not aware of any other mole mapping service in Worcester, other than in Private Hospitals.
I also have clinics in Evesham, Alcester, Inkberrow, Chipping Norton and Banbury.
If you have a skin problem or dermatological concern please do not hesitate to contact me. You will soon be able to book directly from my website.
At Andrew James Dermatology we provide for every woman and every man with a skin problem or dermatological concern; real care, compassion, commitment and continuity for you and your skin.
If you come to see me I promise that you and your skin will be at the centre of my world. Please take a look at what my clients say about me on my website.
If in doubt check it out.