The 21t girl discovered cancer thanks to small signs on her fingernails, the cause of which many people have

21t girl discovered cancer thanks to small signs on nails

Karolina Jasko (21) currently lives in the city of Chicago, in the state of Illinois (USA). She participated in Miss USA 2018 as Miss Illinois. According to the Daily Mail, Karolina is a person who loves nail polish. She often spends time visiting the nail salon every week to change her nail color.

Recently, when coming to make a new set of nails, Karolina saw a black stripe on her thumb. However, right now Karolina just thought that the bruise was bumped somewhere, so she continued to paint a new set of nails to hide this stripe.

A few days later, Karolina's thumb showed signs of redness. She thought she had an infection after nail. Therefore, Karolina decided to make an appointment to see a doctor to conduct a biopsy. After a few days, Karolina received the result that she had melanoma (a type of skin cancer with very high malignancy).

Initially, the doctor did not know the cause of Karolina's skin cancer. It wasn't until she shared her usual habits and hobbies that the doctor concluded the cause of nail polish.

After that, Karolina had to undergo an operation to remove the entire nail on the thumb. She implanted an additional piece of skin from her thigh to cover the damaged nail. Following the surgery, Karolina also removed some moles on her body to prevent further cancer risk.

A study published in the Australian Journal of Dermatology said that nail polishers and toenails will often be exposed to a lot of UV light. Although the use of this lamp is very short, due to the strong UV light of the lamp, it can cause skin damage and increase the risk of skin cancer such as when you are in the sun or sunbathing (tanning bed).

Recognize benign moles and cancer moles like:

- Mole shape:

Usually moles on the body are symmetrical. If you find an asymmetrical mole, check it out immediately. How to recognize the symmetry of a mole is: You proceed to draw a straight line that divides the mole, if two parts of the mole are not equal, then you need to check it right away as this may be a symptom of moles Cancer-causing malignancy.

- Color of mole:

Observe the mole if you find that the following symptoms need to go to the medical facility immediately to check: the mole contour is blurred, not seeing the border between the skin area with the mole, the color of the mole is not uniform even, dark areas.

- Mole diameter:

Common moles are about 0.6 cm in diameter. In the case of detecting moles greater than 0.6 cm in diameter, you should consider the risk of disease and need to take the initiative to see the earliest.

- Bleed:

Moles that suddenly bleed abnormally, accompanied by swelling and infection, need medical checkups to be tested as soon as this may be a warning sign of the risk of cancer. element.

Not all moles are at risk of developing cancer, but monitoring abnormal signs on moles helps us detect the disease early and has the earliest treatment. When moles show abnormal signs, they need to visit prestigious medical facilities for examination and treatment.