Please please please take the time to get your skin checked if you have moles. If you have one that has changed make an appointment NOW.
I have just saved my own life by getting one of mine checked. Thank god it was in an area I could see and I noticed the change. It has turned out to be a malignant melanoma. If I had ignored this it would have killed me
Prognosis is good. I have to have a further op on my arm to take more from the mole site to ensure they get it all. Doc tells me it will leave a decent scar but who cares I have to have checks every 6 months to make sure my lymph nodes and stuff are all good and he is going to check all my other moles very throughly.
I have never had a skin check done by a doctor but because I was aware I saved myself. Needless to say I will be having them regularly now. Hopefully the areas I can't see will be all good.
So please, please, please get yourselves checked.