The most common warning sign of skin cancer is a changes to your skin. This change can take many different forms, below are some of the most common visual aspects.

Some things to look for:

	A mole that has begun to grow, bleed, or itch.
	Translucent pearl-shaped growth.
	Mole with any of these features: Asymmetrical shape, irregular borders , variations in color or overall size is larger than a pencil eraser .
	Sores that don't quite heal or sores that repeatedly heal and reopen.
	Cluster of shiny or scaly lesions that are brown, pink or red.
	Brown or black streak underneath a nail.
	Flat or slightly depressed lesion that feels hard to the touch
	Smooth, waxy, scar-like lesions.

To help you better identify the forms that skin cancer may take, the links below will take you you to pages that describe the most common types of skin cancer and show photographs of each.

If you notice a mark, mole, freckle or lesion on your skin that resembles any of examples shown on this page, make an appointment with a physican immediately. There's no reason to delay. When diagnosed early skin cancer can have a 95% cure rate.

Examples of Basal cell carcinoma (BCC)
Examples of Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)
Examples of Melanoma