Skin Cancer Checks

Border General Practice offers skin checks. Regularly monitoring your skin means you are giving yourself the best chance to find skin cancers at the earliest stage where they can be successfully treated. 

As most skin cancers grow silently without symptoms, regular checks are vital for all people living in Australia. The Cancer Council recommends that all adults should check their own skin every 3 months. 

In addition to self-checks, you should see a doctor for a full-body skin examination at least once a year. 

If you are at high risk of skin cancer, your doctor will request that you have more frequent checks, which might be every 3 to 6 months, depending on risk factors. These risk factors are: 

• Personal or family history of the disease

• Have fair skin or light-coloured hair

• Spend a lot of time outdoors

• Have frequently been sunburnt or tanned.