It’s important to get skin screenings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Removing an early melanoma has not really been shown to affect overall deaths from melanomas, but it does save other morbidity such as protect you from more extensive disease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Melanoma is the 5th most common cancer diagnosed in the US. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
High risk individuals are those with many moles, history of sunburns and those who have had family members with melanomas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some skin checks can be done via telehealth, but some need to be done in person. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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