Skin Cancer Diagnosis

Suspicious moles, freckles, and spots that are new or have changed can signal precancerous changes or skin cancer. To properly diagnose skin cancer, your dermatologist will start with a complete physical exam, checking your body from your scalp to your toes for signs of suspicious moles.

If a suspicious mole is spotted, your physician will perform a biopsy of the mole or remove it entirely and send the tissue sample to a lab for testing to determine whether or not it’s cancerous. If the mole is cancerous, your physician may need to take more tissue samples for further testing.

Learn to recognizes suspicious changes in moles or freckles.

View pictures of skin cancer.