@doctor.nicolej: Acral lentigious melaonma is overall a less common form of skin cancer (melanoma) but is the most common among dark skin people. That means you need to look on the hands and soles of your feet regularly to check for skin cancer. Look for evolving lesions with varying colour and tha are asymmetric. But overall make sure you get them checked out with your doctor! #BlackTikTok #blackwomen #health #blackgirlmagic #racism

Mysterioux :

as a black woman who is constantly paranoid of developing melanoma, I needed this 😩

pantheragenus :

The way black skin and bodies are not represented enough in the MEDICAL field of all is insane.. I’ve seen ones about LETHAL spider and snake bites as well. It should be the standard everywhere

🐦‍⬛ 🪄 :

So... Everywhere we're white"! 😩

˙ :

I've had 2 black dots under my foot since I was a kid, don't know where it came from but it's never done anything. Is this bad?

Dr Nicole, MD :

Did you know that melanoma (the most aggressive form of skin cancer) can present on the hands and feet in dark skin?!

I am sam :

Very informative

addy :

a random black spot started appearing on my toe nail if it gets any bigger should I get it checked out?

The Skin Cancer Foundation :

So important 💛💛

BANG Cosmetics :

Awareness and prevention is also important👏🏾

Anon :

In the hundreds of years they spent studying black bodies against their will, and under extreme gross circumstances, they were trying to figure out how they could live longer. They weren’t trying to figure out how we are affected by varying diseases.

Barbera :

Public service here thank you!!👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

🇵🇸Fatal :

My biggest fear is me and my family getting skin cancer so I have a habit on looking for weird moles but it's hard to tell when there are no examples of what to look for, so thank youuuuu😭😭

Lucky girl :

Great content thanku I’ve always wondered what skin cancer looks like on us 🙏🏾

Asta-jam :

One of our icons : BOB MARLEY literally died of this, how did it not push black people to be more aware of this problem.

Annecia :

Me worried about my eye freckles 😅😅😅 I like being able to see

DeMarcus 👑 :

I’m scare

Alpha_Wahed :

It’s not only on your hands feet and nails. It can be in your gums, on your tongue, and in your eyes.

Nana 🇬🇭 :

Thanks for sharing this

I buy feet :

angiiespotlight :

Thank you for sharing

Juju 💜 :

In college I had a Dermatology PA come and do a presentation on it!!

kellysgraphiics :

Thanks

Justine :

Also, after ignoring what I thought was a freckle on my toe got it checked through BUPA & NHS just to be sure because couldn’t trust that it wouldn’t be overlooked by a clueless doctor.

BonnitaApplebaum :

help please