The ABCDE’s of Melanoma [Video]

BALTIMORE, MD — Chances are you know someone, or you have had to deal with some form of skin cancer.

According to the American Academy of Dermatology, one in five people in the United States will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, and it’s estimated 9,500 people in the US are diagnosed with a form of skin cancer every day.

May is skin cancer awareness month, and the first Monday of May is Melanoma Monday.

Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer.

We wanted to go In Focus, so we turned to the expert Dr. Edward C. McCarron, MD FACS a Surgical Oncologist at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, where the Maryland Melanoma Center is located.

We have to warn you some of the photos in this article are hard to look at, but that’s the point, to raise awareness so you can protect yourself and your loved ones.

These are the questions we asked Dr. McCarron.

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