Conditions
Skin Cancer
If your bronze permatan would make David Dickinson envious, and you regularly fry yourself on sun-drenched beaches or pay for blasts of the artificial stuff at a salon, then you could be increasing your risk of skin cancer. Since the 1980s the number of cases has rapidly increased, reaching around 69,000 new diagnoses every year. Melanoma indicated by the presence of malignant moles is one of the main types of skin cancer. However, not all moles are harmful, usually only those that either suddenly appear or are irregular in colour or shape. There are also non-melanoma types of cancer which include basal cell (a smooth bump or a flat crusty and scaly spot) and squamous cell cancer (a red lump or a flat scaly crust-like lesion). You can still venture out into the daylight, but check your skin regularly and use high factor protection in the sun. If in doubt, consult your GP.
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I have a skin colour mole, and it is perfectly circlular. its identical to a mole but not the usual brown colour? do you have any idea what this could be?
I have a large mole on my back that has grown alot over the past two years… i would say it is around 1cm wide and stands off my skin about 2/3mm. It also gets very itchy and flakes a dark pigment when i scratch it. Can you help?
where do i have to go and who do i need to speak to to get a mole laserd off?
i have a mole on my left sholder and it has gotten bigger and alot darker in about 2 years sfter a holiday in the dominican. i were spf 45 and i still burn, shuold i get it checked out?
over the past few months i have noticed that i have a mole on either breast…. im worried because they have been getting darker in color… i dont know what to do and i havent told my mom
I have a few small bumps one on my neck and a couple on my back. Ive had them for a long time but i dont know wether i should be worried or not. They dont cause any problems for me but id like to make sure. What do you think i should do?
my sister got malignant melanoma at 22 on her lower leg she is now 45 and is clear. my son had a melanoma on his face at 14 years and died from it nearly four years ago aged 17 are there any studies being done to see if it runs in families.
How do you get moles removed? Do you use Laser treatment that is what I am worried about?
I have a mole on my shoulder and it is getting bigger and its really dry..i put like loads of moisterisor on it but its still icky….My mom said its nothing but i dont trust her :(...Should i go to my doctor or should i just leave it?
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