According to skin cancer research UK
- There are around 16,700 new melanoma skin cancer cases in the UK every year, that’s 46 every day (2016-2018).
- Melanoma skin cancer is the 5th most common cancer in the UK, accounting for 4% of all new cancer cases (2016-2018).
- In females in the UK, melanoma skin cancer is the 5th most common cancer, with around 8,400 new cases every year (2016-2018).
- In males in the UK, melanoma skin cancer is the 6th most common cancer, with around 8,400 new cases every year (2016-2018).
- Incidence rates for melanoma skin cancer in the UK are highest in people aged 85 to 89 (2016-2018).
- Each year more than a quarter (29%) of all new melanoma skin cancer cases in the UK are diagnosed in people aged 75 and over (2016-2018).
What is Mole Mapping?
Mole mapping is a reliable medical technique used by dermatologists to monitor pigmented lesions on the skin to see if they’re turning cancerous or have the potential to become cancerous in the future.
Freckles, birthmarks and age spots are also referred to as pigmented lesions, but mole mapping generally looks at moles.
Mole mapping uses our advanced Foto Finder photography to track any changes to your moles over a period of time. The changes in the moles can include the shape, colour and size of your moles as well as a sign that a mole could potentially be turning cancerous.
Foto Finder uses AI ( Artificial Intelligence ) for identifying skin cancers, called melanomas.
We offer mini mole screening and full body screening.