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Video description:
Do you know the melanoma alphabet? Expert Jeffrey Weber, MD, PhD, from NYU Langone Medical Center describes how to check moles on your skin for signs of melanoma using the letters A, B, C, D, and E. He also discusses the most common locations for skin melanoma in both men and women and how other types of melanoma can be found, including by an eye doctor or dentist. Dr. Weber also discusses the challenge of diagnosing mucous membrane melanoma.