Before we hear from Kidman, May is Skin Cancer Awareness Month, and this is my PSA to remind you to get your skin checked.

Regardless of how much time you spend in the sun or how much you protect your skin, everyone is vulnerable to the harmful effects of UV exposure.

But the good news is your skin will give you visual signs of the UV effects.

So I know it's morbid to put it this way, but the key to avoiding death from skin cancer is to know your spots.

Keep track of the moles and spots on your body, and if anything looks suspicious, go get it checked by a dermatologist. I will give you the ABCs of how to do a

skin check in a second, but listen to this email that came in from South Australia just two days ago.

He said, quote, after hearing you talk about the topic of skin cancer awareness a few weeks ago,

I booked a check up at the local skin clinic. The dermatologist

really didn't like the look of three moles and cut them out, quick and easy. He rang me with biopsy

results yesterday, and two out of the three turned out to be melanoma. I am booked into surgery

next week to get some extra margin taken out, but the prognosis

is excellent because they were detected early.

Thank you.

The ABCs you spoke of were spot on.

The only thing I might suggest to add or reinforce is to not wait for the E evolution before

getting the expert opinion if any of the ABCs or D's raise a red

flag, end quote. What Brendan was referring to as the ABCs of skin checks are in reference to

tracking the appearance of your moles and spots. A is for asymmetry. So if it's asymmetrical, go see a doctor. B is for borders.

If the border is irregular, go see a doctor. C is color. If it's extra light or extra dark.

If there's variety in color of the moles on your body, go see a doctor. D is for diameter.

If it's larger than six millimeters, go see a doc. And E, of course,

is evolution. So if any molar spot is changing, go see a doctor. But as Brendan in South Australia

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