It is possible to predict the number of moles on the hand Bashny.Net

The number of nevi on the arm, scientists can estimate the risk of skin cancer —melanoma, report researchers at king's College in London.

 

In patients with more than 11 birthmarks on his right arm (including the shoulder and forearm), there is an increased risk of melanoma, and if the number of moles is greater than 100, the risk increases fivefold. In this study, the data of which are given in the "British journal of dermatology" doctors for 8 years studied 3 thousand residing in the United Kingdom women twins, collecting information about their skin type and the number of freckles and moles on the body of each woman.

 





 

Subsequently, they applied the same research method to a group of people to 400 people, both men and women who had a diagnosis of melanoma, and came to the conclusion on how you can quickly and easily determine the risk of developing this disease. In women, having more than 7 birthmarks on her right hand, 9 times increases the probability that the total number of moles all over her body exceed 50. Having more than 11 naevi on the right arm, most likely, the total number of moles all over my body will exceed 100, which means that they have a greater risk of developing melanoma.

 

To help the district

 

The researchers believe these findings will help family physicians quickly and accurately identify patients who need special attention and advanced diagnostics. Every year in Britain, melanoma, develops due abnormal changes in a mole, is diagnosed in more than 13 thousand people.

"These findings can help prevention as it will allow family physicians to more accurately count the total number of nevi on the body of the patient quickly and accurately," says one of the study's authors Simon Ribeiro from the Department of genetics and epidemiologic study of twins at king's College London.

However, as noted by Professor Claire knight from the research charity Cancer Research UK, these data are certainly useful, however, less than half of all cases of melanoma is associated with changes already existed [to the patient] birthmarks.

"It is important to know what is normal for your skin and inform your doctor about all the changes in the size, shape, color or sensation birthmarks and even just a piece of skin, says Claire knight. And not to look only at arms — melanoma can develop anywhere on the skin, and most commonly, it occurs in men on the trunk and in women on the legs." published

 

Author: Natalya Tverdokhleb

 

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Source: cancer-survivors.com.ua/moles-and-melanoma/