Traumatised a mole: can this cause melanoma?
What trauma to a naevus means and which subsequent changes deserve medical assessment.
Explanation + video →Patient video library
Patient videos
Short author videos on moles, melanoma, skin cancer, biopsy, histology and systemic treatment. The videos are in Ukrainian and load from YouTube only after you press play.
Melanoma and moles
What to notice and when to seek assessment
ABCDE of melanoma: five signs to know
Asymmetry, border, colour, diameter and evolution are self-check prompts, not a diagnosis.
ABCDE resource →A mole is changing: why evolution matters
Why E = Evolution in the ABCDE rule and why comparison over time can be useful.
Evolution in ABCDE →Skin cancer and prevention
Understand the main differences
Melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma
Why “skin cancer” is not one disease and why the exact diagnosis changes treatment planning.
Skin cancer overview →Sun, ultraviolet radiation and vitamin D
Why the benefits of vitamin D do not imply a need for deliberate excessive UV exposure.
Prevention →Diagnosis and treatment
What happens after biopsy and how to understand treatment access
Clinical footage: the video contains footage of a medical procedure.
Skin biopsy: how to obtain the right specimen
The biopsy method is selected according to the lesion, the clinical question and what pathology needs to answer.
Skin-biopsy guide →How long does a histology result take after biopsy?
Why an accurate morphological diagnosis may require additional methods and more time.
What happens after biopsy →Pembrolizumab in melanoma: treatment and access
The clinical decision to use systemic therapy and the organisational route for access to a drug are different questions.
Systemic melanoma treatment →Important: these videos are educational. They do not replace individual medical advice, examination, pathology review or multidisciplinary decision-making.