Malignant Melanoma is the most serious of skin cancers. As a profession, we discuss skin cancers a lot because we see many different people on a daily basis and have the opportunity to assess their skin in places they may not even be able to see. I am proud to say that between myself and colleagues of mine, we have identified skin blemishes that we have felt would be beneficial to get checked by the doctor and on more occasions than not it has resulted in a cancer diagnosis that has then gone on to be successfully treated. As a blemish removal practitioner I do not diagnose skin cancer myself