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When a mole gets (solarium) sunburned regularly is there a chance it can turn into melanoma?
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Yes: Repeated sunburns increase one's chances of developing a melanoma. Transformation of an ordinary 'mole' (nevus) into melanoma isn't all that common but is possible and uv rays from sunlight can be the transforming damaging event.
Answered 9/28/2016
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