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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Melanoma is rare and often genetic, especially before age 40.  Later in life, you can have what's diagnosed as a superficial spreading melanoma, that doesn't get invasive (think McCain).

All these cancer checks are very stressful and cause health anxiety in lots of people Personally, I think it sucks and think that it's a way of generating income. Pay attention to your body and look for changes. If it makes you go 'hmmm', check it out.

That's my opinion; ymmv.[/quote]

I get where you're coming from but this is bad advice. Skin checks are not just for docs to try to make money. I had a teeny, tiny flat mole appear at 38 and only noticed it because it was on my pale stomach. If it had been on my freckled limbs I would never have noticed it. The skin cancer screening app said it was normal. Good thing I insisted the doc cut it off. It was moderately dysplastic meaning already on the road to melanoma. People mistakenly think skin cancer isn't deadly when in reality melanoma kills lots of people.  [/quote]

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