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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Lifestyle
Maddy Mussen

I tried the new AI scan for skin cancer with results in 30 seconds — and it's better than a dermatologist

How many times have you noticed a strange new freckle, a slight change in a mole or an oddly coloured patch of skin on your body and chosen to just ignore it? For me, and for many other people, the answer is more often that we’d care to admit.

I’m a natural redhead, so freaking out over every mole and freckle would quickly become a full-time job. But there are a few that, if I had all the time and money in the world, I’d get checked out privately. Or if the NHS had all the time and money in the world, I’d get checked out through my GP.

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