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So, check your skin regularly.
If you see anything suspicious, ask to see a skin doctor (dermatologist). |
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Look out for the signs of fungal
infections: pale or dark or liver-coloured spots. These are
easily treated. |
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Warts are also very common
and may be spread all over the body by just scratching one.
Again, they are easy to treat if you seek medical advice early. |
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Watch out for sunspots (solar
keratoses), especially on your hands, face or scalp. Left untreated
they can become cancerous. But early treatment is effective,
with little discomfort. |
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Moles are potentially dangerous,
too. And very common among all age groups. But your drug-impaired
immune system means you run a greater than usual risk of them
becoming cancerous. Watch especially for a flat or slightly
raised mole which begins to grow along the skin in an irregular
way, as though it had arms coming out of it. Watch also for
a mole which is becoming patchy in colour: one part brown; another
pale. If you catch a mole at this stage and have it removed
-- you're cured. |
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When you go outside, especially
between March and October always wear a skin block of at least
Factor 15. Go anywhere hot -- wear Factor 20! |
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Even in the shade, never uncover
completely. And wear a hat if you are going thin on top. |
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Wear driving gloves in summer
to protect the backs of your hands from the effects of sunlight
through the windscreen. |
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And never, never sunbathe.
A "healthy" tan is never healthy for you. |
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Remember, prevention is always
better than cure, especially with skin problems. So enjoy the
sun: but be sensible. |
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