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DEL.ICIO.USTake good look at your skin
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I was thinking this week about the Dr. Seuss-like book “Put Me in the Zoo” by Robert Lopshire. It’s the one where a leopard changes his multicolored spots and even juggles them in an attempt to convince two children that he is special enough to be exhibited in a zoo. Besides being funny, the book is often used to teach children their colors. We adults also can take something from it. How many of us can examine our bodies and identify every spot we see? I can’t.
That’s why I find this week’s cover story very helpful. You’ll see what normal and abnormal spots look like. Some of the photos are a little graphic, but we felt it was important for you to see the spots instead of only describing them. The good news is that skin cancer is preventable if we limit our exposure to the sun as much as possible (and tanning beds count, too) and wear sunscreen whenever we go outside. Skin cancer is also very treatable if caught early. That’s why self-exams are so important.
The cover story gives you step-by-step directions on how to perform a self-exam and what to look for. Unlike the leopard, we’re not trying to get more spots to impress people, but they do come with age and exposure to sun. That’s why it’s important to keep an eye on them and do everything we can to keep our skin safe.
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