The Pharmaceutical Journal
Vol 280 No 7499 p498
26 April 2008

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Tesco checks moles

Tesco Pharmacy has launched a mole checking service this month across 28 of its stores, with plans for a wider roll out this summer. The supermarket chain has teamed up with Screen4Life and is offering three levels of screening using non-invasive skin imaging technology operated by specialist nurses.

Results are passed on to customers immediately. A spokeswoman for Tesco Pharmacy explained that scans showing any unusual features are sent to specialists at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge for review, with results fed back to patients within 72 hours. If required, the customer will be asked to see a GP for referral to a specialist.

All patients will receive advice and Cancer Research UK leaflets on how to protect themselves in the sun.