Show I Watch Moles Many years ago as a lifesaving lifesaving lifesaving life- life saving aid and after consultation consultation consulta consulta- tion with medical specialists the American Cancer Society designated certain warning signals signals signals sig sig- nals that might mean cancer After years of effort to make the signals known to all adults studies show that today only about 69 per cent of Americans can name one of them CHANGE IN a wart or mole I This warning signal may In Indicate indicate in- in the start of skin cancer and of melanoma a relatively rare form of cancer that originates originates originates nates In the skin SKIN CANCER strikes more often than any other form of cancer and may reveal Itself by bya a change In a wart such as bleeding a tendency to darken in color or ulcerate It may also be evidenced by a sore that does not heal Most skin cancer Is highly preventable and Inmany in inmany inmany many cases highly curable if diagnosed early and treated promptly Factors that may lead to cancer cancer cancer can can- of the skin include a fair ruddy or sandy complexion skin that sunburns rather than tans prolonged over-exposure over to strong sunlight and constant irritation of a wart or mole MELANOMA may be Indicated indicated indicated Indi indi- when a mole becomes darker Fortunately the incidence Incidence incidence Inci inci- dence of melanoma Is low since the tha average person has 21 moles The survival val rate for pa patients patients patients pa- pa with melanoma Is now 50 per cent It could be higher if diagnosed early and treated promptly Irritation may cause a mole moleto to become cancerous Thus it is wise to have moles removed when they are likely to be subject subject subject sub sub- to irritation IF A CHANGE in either a wart or a mole persists for two weeks it is Important to go to your doctor even though In Inmost inmost inmost most cases the chances are It does not mean cancer |