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Barbers may soon be educated in skin cancer lesions and help save lives by warning you about spots on your head you might otherwise not be able to see. There was an NPR discussion about this not too long ago.

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I'm always in favor of more training, not less. 
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A barber is not a doctor.  It’s great if a barber sees something suspicious and tells the client, but we should not be putting these sorts of medical responsibilities on barbers, thereby setting them up for lawsuits if they fail to properly assess a medical condition and make the appropriate recommendation.[/quote]

You are right. A barber is not a dermatologist. But barbers look at a lot of heads and sometimes see odd things. It is important that they recognize something that is not safe for them to work on and refer any questionable conditions to a doctor for diagnosis and treatment. Knowing what's within their scope of practice is part of licensing. People don't bother to ask about training or licensing or insurance until something goes horribly wrong after a basic service.

https://www.menshealth.com/health/g20138724/skin-infections-barbershop/[/quote]

That article has nothing to do with identifying skin cancer, which is what’s being discussed in this thread of the conversation.[/quote]

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