Perform early detection with SAKURI (Check your own skin). Do this SAKURI once a month by checking the appearance or abnormal growth on the skin.

How to SAKURI:

• With the help of large glass, examine the front and back of the body. Then the right and left sides of the body, both arms raised
• Bend your elbows. Look at the inside and outside of the forearm, upper arms and palms and the back of the hand.
• Observe the outside and inside of the legs and feet, including the soles of the feet and between the toes.
• Observe the back of the neck and scalp with the help of a small mirror. Set hair alternately to see better.
• Finally, check the back and buttocks with the help of a small mirror.

How is the inspection assessed?

Beware of signs of skin cancer with AUCDE

A = Asimiteris

U = Uneven / uneven boundary

C = Color or different colors, not equally

D = Diameter, if the mass of an abnormal size is greater than corn kernels

E = Evolution or change, getting bigger over time, sometimes there are complaints of itching, bleeding or scab

Treatment of skin cancer

Immediately consult a doctor at the nearest health service center if you find anything suspicious from the SAKURI examination.

Source: Program Brochure for the Acceleration of Community Participation in Cancer Prevention and Early Detection of Indonesian Women 2015-2019