May is Melanoma awareness month

* Know the ABCDE's of Melanoma
* This year the American Academy of Dermatology has added E to the skin cancer criteria
* Asymmetry - One half unlike the other half.
* Border - Irregular,uneven or poorly defined borders.
* Color - Varied from one area to another; shades of tan and brown, black;sometimes red, white and blue tints.
* Diameter- size that is larger than a pencil eraser(6mm)
* Evolving- changing in size,shape or color
* A mole with any of these characteristics should be brought to your dermatologist's attention immediately. Early detection is the key to help treat this disease that effects over 68,000 people each year.