Fast-growing melanoma, a nasty form of skin cancer that is more aggressive and lethal, doesn’t act like the melanoma that we’re all familiar with. Instead, they grow about 0.5mm or more each month, and appear red instead of brown or black.

“According to Australian researchers, rapidly growing melanomas are thicker, symmetrical, or elevated, have regular borders, and often itch or bleed. They do not fit the ABCD rule for melanoma, which stands for asymmetry, border irregularity, color irregularity, large diameter, the team notes.”

So make sure that you check with your dermatologist if you notice any quickly-growing spots! Spot-checks, at least once a year, are vital to catching skin cancer.

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