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Summary: How to examine for signs of skin cancer in this free health care video.
Dr. Susan Jewell is a trained doctor and scientist in clinical research medicine, as well as a stem cell scientist in oncology and AIDS/HIV at the National Cancer Institute and UCLA...read more
"Hello, my name is Dr. Susan Jewell, on behalf of Expert Village, I'm going to talk to you about signs of skin cancer. Now, in this clip, we're going to talk to you about the A, B, C, D's of skin cancer. Now what is A, B, C, D of skin cancer. Well here you can see the picture of different types skin cancer. But the A, B, C, D: Now, A stands for Asymmetry, B stands for border, C stands for color and D stands for the diameter of the lesions. Now, in the next clips, few clips, we're going to talk in detail about each of the separate letters and what it means and what you look for on the lesions."
eHow Article: How to Examine your Body for Skin Cancer Signs