According to skin cancer expert, GP and medical director of Cosmedics Skin Clinics UK, Dr Ross Perry, acral melanoma appears on the soles of the feet, palms of the hands or under the nails.

In people of color, melanoma often develops in areas where there is less sun exposure, such as the palm of the hands, soles ...

"There was a mole on the bottom of my foot that they wanted to remove just to be careful," he said. "It came back as melanoma, but they are optimistic that we caught it in the early stages." ...