6 Spots Your Doc Should Check for Skin Cancer
Skin cancer can hide in hard-to-spot places.
Sept. 4, 2013— -- intro: Just because your arms, face, and body have checked out for skin cancer doesn't mean the rest of you is safe.
Make sure these 6 spots are examined before you're out the door of your doctor's office.
quicklist: 1category: Spots to Check for Skin Cancertitle: Belly buttonurl: text: Yes, skin cancer can hide here.
quicklist: 2category: Spots to Check for Skin Cancertitle: Pubic areaurl: text: All our experts have diagnosed skin cancer on the genitals.
quicklist: 3category: Spots to Check for Skin Cancertitle: Neckurl: text: Ponytail wearers and women with short hair can get a lot of sun back there (but may neglect to SPF the area).
quicklist: 4category: Spots to Check for Skin Cancertitle: Ears and lipsurl: text: Cancer can be more aggressive in these areas than most others.
quicklist: 5category: Spots to Check for Skin Cancertitle: The palms of your handsurl: text: One form of melanoma, ALM, typically strikes here, as well as on nail beds and the soles of feet.
quicklist: 6category: Spots to Check for Skin Cancertitle: Legsurl: text: They're the No. 1 place for Caucasian women to get melanoma. (Curse you, short-shorts.)
This article originally appeared on Health.com.
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