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Does skin cancer show up overnight?
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No: No cancer shows up over night. Cancer usually takes many years to develop. Even lesions on skin gradually change (increase in size or change color ect) over time.
Answered 11/12/2018
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Skin cancer: While the cellular process leading to skin cancer takes a longer time , a skin cancer may become visible suddenly.
Answered 11/26/2013
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Doubtful: Only really rapid presenting carcinoma is a keratoacanthoma a form of of squamous cell carcinoma.
Answered 1/1/2018
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