New criteria method for diagnosis?

I have never heard of the Menzies' Method either, but after reading about it, it makes a lot of sense! 

Thanks for sharing, Lauren 🙂

I have never heard of the Menzies' Method either, but after reading about it, it makes a lot of sense! 

Thanks for sharing, Lauren 🙂

I have never heard of the Menzies' Method either, but after reading about it, it makes a lot of sense! 

Thanks for sharing, Lauren 🙂

Thanks for posting, very interesting. The Menzies method page also has a lot of great information about lesion features as well.

While reading the first article this one from last month popped into the Recommended Reading box: http://www.cancernetwork.com/melanoma/number-moles-not-always-related-likelihood-melanoma

Especially interesting to those of us with a bunch of moles.

Thanks for posting, very interesting. The Menzies method page also has a lot of great information about lesion features as well.

While reading the first article this one from last month popped into the Recommended Reading box: http://www.cancernetwork.com/melanoma/number-moles-not-always-related-likelihood-melanoma

Especially interesting to those of us with a bunch of moles.

Thanks for posting, very interesting. The Menzies method page also has a lot of great information about lesion features as well.

While reading the first article this one from last month popped into the Recommended Reading box: http://www.cancernetwork.com/melanoma/number-moles-not-always-related-likelihood-melanoma

Especially interesting to those of us with a bunch of moles.

So the Menzies method (new to me, too) doesn't translate well for "things to watch for".  None of the terms are that self explanatory and it is quite complicated.  It might be more "sensitive" for melanoma but the ABCDE's are much easier to communicate to the general public.  Maybe it is better for clinical evaluation of a lesion, but certainly not for "awareness" type ads.

So the Menzies method (new to me, too) doesn't translate well for "things to watch for".  None of the terms are that self explanatory and it is quite complicated.  It might be more "sensitive" for melanoma but the ABCDE's are much easier to communicate to the general public.  Maybe it is better for clinical evaluation of a lesion, but certainly not for "awareness" type ads.

So the Menzies method (new to me, too) doesn't translate well for "things to watch for".  None of the terms are that self explanatory and it is quite complicated.  It might be more "sensitive" for melanoma but the ABCDE's are much easier to communicate to the general public.  Maybe it is better for clinical evaluation of a lesion, but certainly not for "awareness" type ads.

This is interesting post, very informative. However, I feel compelled to post that one of my melanomas had both of the negative features (symmetry of pattern, presense of single colour) and was still melanoma. This is a fantastic link, but I would act on any new or changing lesion – even if the change is (as in my case) simply a darkening of the entire lesion from one shade of brown to another. Also, alot of these features are only distinguishable with a dermatoscope and a trained eye – not the views that the average Joe has at home, looking at lesions with the naked eye.

This is interesting post, very informative. However, I feel compelled to post that one of my melanomas had both of the negative features (symmetry of pattern, presense of single colour) and was still melanoma. This is a fantastic link, but I would act on any new or changing lesion – even if the change is (as in my case) simply a darkening of the entire lesion from one shade of brown to another. Also, alot of these features are only distinguishable with a dermatoscope and a trained eye – not the views that the average Joe has at home, looking at lesions with the naked eye.

This is interesting post, very informative. However, I feel compelled to post that one of my melanomas had both of the negative features (symmetry of pattern, presense of single colour) and was still melanoma. This is a fantastic link, but I would act on any new or changing lesion – even if the change is (as in my case) simply a darkening of the entire lesion from one shade of brown to another. Also, alot of these features are only distinguishable with a dermatoscope and a trained eye – not the views that the average Joe has at home, looking at lesions with the naked eye.