Images Encourage Skin Cancer Exams

Courtesy of www.allure.com via Google Images.
Courtesy of www.allure.com via Google Images.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but could it also inspire self-examination for skin cancer? It just might. A new study reported by WebMD found that people who saw pictures of skin cancer were more motivated to check their skin more often and accurately. Evidently, text descriptions alone were not enough to inspire a self-check. For more information on the published study, read the full article HERE.