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Watch your skin

Watch your skin

Doubts about a certain spot on your skin? The Skin Monitor app offers a solution.

Skin cancer
Skin cancer is the fastest growing form of cancer. One in six Dutch people will experience it in their lifetime. So it's good to get your skin off
and check for spots. But how do you know if a spot is suspicious? And it is very difficult to see if your skin has changed since the last you looked?

App Skin Monitor
The Melanoma Foundation developed the free Skin Monitor app to recognize skin cancer at an early stage. Do you have a suspicious spot? Then make
. here take a photo of your phone and compare the stain to the large collection of sample photos provided with information. This way you arrive at a very simple way to find out if your spot is an innocent birthmark, a melanoma or something else entirely.

Changes
By regularly photographing your moles or moles, changes will be noticeable. This is an important warning sign. And you can also send your partner and children
Keep an eye on , because it is possible to follow several people at the same time with the app.