{"id":132546,"date":"2023-10-23T13:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/?p=132546"},"modified":"2023-10-23T13:12:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T13:12:00","slug":"dads-warning-as-silent-killer-pink-mark-on-his-back-grew-without-him-noticing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluemull.com\/lifestyle\/dads-warning-as-silent-killer-pink-mark-on-his-back-grew-without-him-noticing\/","title":{"rendered":"Dads warning as silent killer pink mark on his back grew without him noticing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Skin cancer: Dr Chris outlines the signs of a melanoma<\/h3>\n

A dad-of-two is urging others to seek medical help if they notice any abnormal moles after a mark on his back turned out to be something deadly.<\/p>\n

Matt Heywood, from Buxton in Derbyshire, had always had a pink mole on his back. But while brushing his teeth one day in late 2020 his wife noticed it had turned a shade of brown.<\/p>\n

The lesion had also doubled to roughly the size of a five pence coin.<\/p>\n

As it was during the COVID-19 pandemic, Matt struggled to see a doctor and thought he would wait until services returned to normal.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, he recalled: \u201cIt was in a blind spot for me and something I couldn\u2019t really see unless I put myself in an awkward position. It was out of sight, out of mind.<\/p>\n

READ MORE <\/strong> NHS doctor warns of the little known skin cancer signs to check for on your body<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt wasn\u2019t that I was turning a blind eye or being reckless, it was very much Covid and the pandemic. I had every intention of going to the doctor, but it was too hard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d ring the doctor and end up 16th in the queue. I never got through. I thought, \u2018I\u2019ll try again tomorrow,\u2019 but you never do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The kitchen designer eventually sent a picture of his mole to a GP in early 2021 and received a call back within hours in which he was referred to a dermatologist.<\/p>\n

Immediately the dermatologist knew it was melanoma and Matt was later diagnosed with skin cancer.<\/p>\n

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