![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/the-5-earliest-signs-of-skin-cancer/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/crop-23568407.jpg&description=HEALTH CHECK Published : 8:54, 21 Aug 2023 Updated : 9:07, 21 Aug 2023 VIRGIN Radio host Chris Evans revealed he had been diagnosed with skin cancer, but it had been spotted early. Knowing the early symptoms of skin cancer to look out for could make a huge different to the trajectory of someone's disease. 1 Chris Evans, pictured in 2019, says he has been diagnosed with skin cancer but that it has been "caught early" Credit: Dan Charity - The Sun The broadcaster, 57, said 'it's been caught so early, just so you know, that it should be completely treatable'. There are various forms of skin cancer that generally fall under non-melanoma and melanoma. skin cancers, diagnosed a combined 147,000 times a year in the UK, kill around 720 people a year in the UK. Melanoma, meanwhile, is diagnosed 16,000 times a year, but is the most serious type that has a tendency to spread around the body. The deadly cancer takes the lives of 2,340 people per year. Chris, a dad-of-five, suggested he had melanoma. He said this morning: "We need to discuss what's going on with this issue. It is a melanoma. "There's this phrase called a malignant melanoma - you know once you get something and you find out all about it - that is a redundant phrase because if it is a melanoma it is malignant." What are the early symptoms of skin cancer? Many people aren't aware of what skin cancer can look like. It can cause moles to change . But it can also create lumps and lesions that people mistake for spots. The most common sign of melanoma is the appearance of a new mole or a change in an existing mole. Most experts recommend using the simple 'ABCDE' rule to look for symptoms of melanoma skin cancer, which can appear anywhere on the body. There are five letters/words to remember: A symmetrical – melanomas usually have two very different halves and are an irregular shape B order – melanomas usually have a notched or ragged border C olours – melanomas will usually be a mix of two or more colours D iameter){kind=link}
VIRGIN Radio host Chris Evans revealed he had been diagnosed with skin cancer, but it had been spotted early.
Knowing the early symptoms of skin cancer to look out for could make a huge different to the trajectory of someone’s disease.
The broadcaster, 57, said “it’s been caught so early, just so you know, that it should be completely treatable”.
There are various forms of skin cancer that generally fall under non-melanoma and melanoma.
Non-melanoma skin cancers, diagnosed a combined 147,000 times a year in the UK, kill around 720 people a year in the UK.