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If you check your skin monthly can nodular melanoma be caught early. the question is specifically about the nodular type and not superficial, acral..
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Yes you can: Nodular melanomas do show up in areas where there was no mole. Yet these lesions take some months to develop; so once monthly skin self exam is a good way to watch out and catch them early. Best wishes.
Answered 2/23/2014
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Yes: It is possible to catch nodular melanoma in its earliest stages. Melanoma that is detected early has the best chance at treatment.
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