Read article What to ask your doctor about diagnosing skin cancer
Some questions you might ask your doctor
- I have a funny red patch of skin and am worried it may be cancer. Can you remove it, or will I have to go to hospital?
- Do you often do this type of minor surgery?
- Will you take away a safety margin of healthy tissue around the abnormal skin?
- Should I be referred to a dermatologist?
- How long is the waiting list to see a dermatologist at my local hospital?
- Will I need stitches?
- What will happen if I don’t have the abnormal area removed?
- How long will the results take?
- Who will give me the results?
- Am I likely to need any more treatment?
- Will I need to have any more tests?
- Will I have to come for follow up appointments?
- Am I likely to get another skin cancer, now I have had one?
- What should I look for?
- Are any of my family at increased risk of skin cancer?
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