Skin spots to watch or see a doctor about
Warning signs of sun damaged skin and skin cancer risk
Here are some harmless spots, blemishes, freckles and moles. If you see these it may mean you have sun damaged skin or they may be a sign that you are prone to skin cancer.
Click on the headings in the table below to find out more about spots to watch. If you notice them changing, see a doctor.
Skin spots to see a doctor about
See a doctor as soon as possible if you notice anything that looks like one of these, especially melanoma and nodular melanoma. Melanoma can grow very quickly. It can become life-threatening in as little as six weeks.
Click on the headings in the table below to find out more about skin spots that could be cancer. There is a lot of variation in how skin cancers look; your skin spots may vary from the examples shown.
Also refer to:
- How to check for skin cancers [pdf 300K], a handy picture guide to skin cancers, warning signs and harmless spots.
