Several years back, my dad had a dark spot on his nose that was getting bigger. It wasn’t until someone blatantly asked him outright, “What’s that thing on your nose??” did he make an appointment to get it checked and see about getting it removed.
At the time, he was a little perturbed as he thought this person was quite rude for making the comment, but the rude remark likely saved his life. The spot on his nose was melanoma…