{"id":1857,"date":"2019-04-04T14:30:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T14:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scfredesignpro.wpengine.com\/?page_id=1857"},"modified":"2025-03-14T20:23:11","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T20:23:11","slug":"early-detection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.skincancer.org\/early-detection\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Detection"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Early Detection:\u00a0<span style=\"color: rgba(50,63,74,0.65);\">Overview<\/span><\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-1 vc_col-lg-10&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Spot the Cancer You Can See When It\u2019s Easiest to Treat.&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:center&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=&#8221;large&#8221;]The world\u2019s most common cancer is a relentless disease that strikes one in five people by age 70. The good news is that most cases are curable if they are diagnosed and treated early enough. But in order to stop <a href=\"http:\/\/skincancer.org\/skin-cancer-information\/\">skin cancer<\/a>, we have to spot it on time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Skin cancer is the cancer you can see<\/strong>. Unlike cancers that develop inside the body, skin cancers form on the outside and are usually visible. That\u2019s why skin exams, both at home and with a dermatologist, are especially vital.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early detection saves lives<\/strong>. Learning <a href=\"http:\/\/skincancer.org\/early-detection\/self-exams\/\">what to look for<\/a> on your own skin gives you the power to detect cancer early when it\u2019s easiest to cure, before it can become dangerous, disfiguring or deadly.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;See something NEW, CHANGING or UNUSUAL?<br \/>\nIt could be skin cancer. 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