Check Your Skin Regularly

Practice monthly self-examinations from the top of your head to the soles of your feet -- stand in front of a full-length mirror and examine your body from all sides.

See your doctor right away if you notice:

• A birthmark or mole that changes shape, colour, size, or surface
   

• A sore that does not heal.
   

• New growths on your skin.
   

• Patches of skin that bleed, ooze, swell, itch, or become red or bumpy.