The MOLE-ANALYZER® is a handy diagnostic tool developed by
the Melanoma Research Project. It facilitates early diagnosis of
malignant melanoma. Each and every physician should use this tool on a
regular routine basis, as should any individual having more than 10
pigmented moles on the skin. If you are at elevated risk to develop more
and more suspicious-looking moles over time, you can use this tool to
get more and more skilled over time in assessing your pigmented skin
lesions yourself with increasing scrutiny.
- Why is this important?
- Malignant
melanoma - the most dangerous and often deadly skin cancer type
kills many thousand individuals each year who might have survived if
their cancers had been picked early. So, early diagnosis is crucial
and may save lives because the cancer is diagnosed before tumor cell
spread occurs.
- Be aware that in melanoma the
critical diagnostic range lies within millimeters, defining the
threshold of survival in this disease. Using a scheduled routine for
skin self-exam, and using this handy tool, you might be prompted
earlier to request a physician's professional help in assessing a
pigmented skin lesion for definitive clarification. And there is
even more benefits to make use of: In combination with the MOLE
ANALYSIS GUIDE Flash-based multimedia software, you might even get
trained up to a professional level for safely assessing doubtful
skin lesions on your own skin prior to a doctor's visit.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Self-exam does not
replace an in-person physician's exam if suspicious findings need
clarification.
- How to use?
- The MOLE-ANALYZER®
allows for a quick structure assessment in any pigmented lesion on
the skin. By simply placing the tool's circular openings onto the
suspicious mole in question, its diametric extension can be read
from the tool's scale while providing additional information on the
mole's shape (asymmetrical/symmetrical), following the criteria of
the A-B-C-D rule. Vertical mole extension can easily be measured as
the tool provides a millimetric measurement scale. There is a color
scale to reproducibly follow color changes over time, and a circular
planar magnifying glass to view the mole's surface in detail. If
adequate illumination is provided, the magnifying glass view even
approximates the technique of derm(at)oscopy without the need to use
a dermatoscope.
How to order the MOLE-ANALYZER®
in the U.S.:
Click here...
How to order the MOLE-ANALYZER® in
Europe:
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