How to check your moles

A monthly routine

In good light, use a full-length and a hand mirror, or ask someone to help with your back and scalp. Photographs make changes easier to spot.

Check your skin monthly.

The ABCDE prompts

Asymmetry, irregular Borders, multiple Colours, Diameter larger than usual, and Evolving (changing) are prompts to get a spot checked — not a diagnosis.

Trust 'different'

A spot that looks unlike your other moles — sometimes called the 'ugly duckling' — is worth showing to a doctor.