Fotofinder helps with early detection

Following free Fotofinder screenings as well as skin examinations offered at CANSA Nelspruit at the end of January, four people were referred to a physician for further investigation.

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A Fotofinder is a mole-mapping dermo-scope device for examining moles and spots. Ramphosi Shawe of CANSA said they had back-to-back sessions on the screening day, amounting to a total of nine Fotofinder screenings.

“Four people had abnormalities; they were females aged 54 and upwards.”

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According to CANSA, warning signs for skin cancer include:

• Asymmetry – a mark with one half unlike the other. Common moles are round and symmetrical.
• Border irregularities – scalloped/poorly defined edges. Common moles are smooth and have even borders.
• Colour changes – tan, black, brown, red, white, blue. Common moles are usually a single shade of brown or black.
• Diameter – larger than six millimetres.
• Evolving – grows bigger and becomes more prominent.

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