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When was the last time you looked at you skin?
Dark moles, asymmetric in size and colour, irregular in shape and growing abruptly in a relatively short time, are among the suspicious signs that you should learn to recognise in your skin. These changes may be benign, but can also indicate the presence of malignant melanoma, the most aggressive and deadly type of skin cancer.
Vitor Neto, a dermatologist at Loulé Hospital, stresses the importance of prevention and keeping a close eye on your skin, in the detection of this and other types of skin cancer.

“Immunotherapy is the future,” declares Dr. André Cruz, a cancer specialist at Hospital de Loulé. “A tumour in its advanced stage can suppress the immune system,” he continues. “And immunotherapy acts to unblock the suppression of cells caused by the tumour, reactivating the immune system. These treatments are directed not at the cancer, but at our immune system, which is our main weapon against the tumour.”

The Sports Medicine Service of the Hospital de Loulé has been carrying out the annual medical examinations in the various sports practiced in the county. Among the evaluated athletes there are already some regional and national champions who are already proud of Loulé.