Moles and Skin Cancer Screening
Mole screening is a quick, easy, painless analysis of moles and pigmented skin lesions! At Charles Michies, we are delighted to now be offering this service at our Rosemount Pharmacy. Please call 01224 585312 to book, or book online.
Our pharmacy staff are trained to a high standard and are confident and competent to deliver the service within the Pharmacy. Our experience and professionalism in Cancer Screening is our customers guarantee of quality!
If you have concerns regarding a mole or lesion on your body, you should have this checked. You should either see your GP, or you can simply visit a local pharmacy delivering the mole scanning service in partnership with ScreenCancer.
In the pharmacy you will be asked to complete a consent form with some personal data. This is so ScreenCancer can contact you with the results of the analysis. You will be asked a short series of questions about your skin. This will assess your risk factors of skin cancer and provide our dermatology specialists with the necessary background information for analysis.
Capturing images of your lesions is totally painless and harmless, and takes a few minutes to complete. There is no harm and very few restrictions. If you have any doubts, ask the pharmacy.
The images and information collected at the consultation is then sent securely to the ScreenCancer dermatology specialist for analysis. All moles/pigmented lesions are privately analysed and a colour report sent to you within 2 weeks.
If there are any concerns about the mole/lesion, our nurses will call you to discuss recommendations from the report and if any remedial treatment/action is required. We are always eager to know the result of any treatment received, thus ScreenCancer will contact you again 3-6 months after the consultation to obtain your feedback.
What to look for at home - your guide to moles and lesions
Malignant Melanoma is the 5th most common cancer overall in the UK. An early detection is vital in order to fight the cancer, especially the serious type Malignant Melanoma, in which also early intervention is essential for a positive outcome
The ABCDE rule is commonly used worldwide both by doctors and people in general, thus keeping this in mind as you check your moles could be good.
