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'm 14 and I hav about 5 dots on my upper chest starting just below my breasts and some smaller ones about 3 inches lower as well there not very dark but they're noticable and sorta tan coloured they started showin up about 3 months ago but since then a few more have appeared the bigger ones are about 3mm in diameter and I'm really worried that they're cancerous I'm to scared to tel my mum and I don't know if I should go to my doctor or not they hav me really worried and I don't know what to do HELP
hey, im 16 years old and i have a mole on my right chest, and it's as big as the size of my left hand. it isn't hurting or anything, but im quite worried, because it may be something cancerous i think and i'm ashamed of it too. can you please help me (sorry for my bad english)
Hi. I have a mole under my belly button, it's about a centimeter wide, and raised half a centimeter. The mole itself is all the same colour, but underneath there is a ring of a different shade. Today when i put on my jeans i noticed a little bit of pain so i checked it and realized that there is a lump under the skin where my mole is. As I went to check if the lump moved under the skin, I squeezed it and puss started coming up through a crack in the mole.
Is this normal, should I be concerned?
I have noticed on my sons head what looks like a mole but with a light colured lump in the middle. Mole diameter 6mm, lump 3mm not causing any dis comfort or bleeding !
i have a chicken pok scar just underneath my left breast in the middle of my chest. i went to egypt this year and it was the fist time i was sunbathing topless so it was exposed. when i got back i noticed that it was quite itchy and now it has changed colour. it went from dkin coloured to fairly red. its stopped itching and has not changed at all in sixe or colour. should i get it removed and should i be worried?? fairly concerned!
Hello – I have a mole on the side of my face which is near to where i shave my side burns – sometimes i catch it with a razor and it bleeds quite alot – should i be worried and not shave that area ?? Is it dangerous ??
Hiya i have quite a few moles but since being pregnant i have noticed that a couple of the larger raised moles have become very soft and almost feel as if they could fall off! i have also noticed that 1 has got pink bits starting to appear on it. Does this sound like moles that i should go and get checked out at the doctors??? thanks.
Hi I have a mole on the top of my leg and I noticed it last year at its real pale and kinda raised. Im not 100% if it even is a mole because of the colour but it does hurt sometimes. Should I be worried?
ive noticed that my moles have white spots in them. At first i thought it was a spot that needed to be popped but it wouldnt pop so i picked it off the same thing happened with another mole and then earlier i realised another 1 of my moles has the same type of spot on it should i be worried
I have 3 moles in a triangle on my back, 1 got picked off when i was younger.another 1 is starting to come off in little bits. should i be worried??
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