Like melenoma or basal cell? Or do you actually have to have a dermatologist/doctor look at your body to see? I have a doctors apt. today because I went in a tanning booth for a week straight a few months ago and not that I have noticed anything new on my body that would worry me, but still, I am a little concerned because I am very fair and I have a family history of skin cancer and I wanted to see how I would get checked for that. Thanks.

if you have alot of moles they should be looked at by a pro. i have had 2 removed and 2 burnt off NO CANCER but not all are so blessed. sun for me means more freckles best sunscreen MELALUKA.COM

There's no blood test for skin cancer, they need to biopsy the area that you or they think could be cancer (a dark patch, a funny looking mole or freckle, etc). They just take a little piece of it off, run some tests on it and let you know if it's cancerous.

And "a few months" ago usually isn't enough time to start showing signs of skin cancer. My father was a carpenter in his early 20's-30's and was in the sun alot but didn't show signs of skin cancer until his 50's... and he's developed 4 cancerous growths since the first one. WEAR SUNSCREEN!!