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How is a cancerous mole usually removed?
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Surgically: A malignant mole is removed surgically. A margin of normal tissue surrounding the mole is also removed to guarantee that no cancer is left.
Answered 11/23/2012
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Surgically: When a mole is clinically suspicious of being worrisome for melanoma it is biopsied. The biopsy will usually provide a precise diagnosis and will help guide the treatment which can be surgical excision of the mole with an extra 5 mm of skin all around to a couple of centimeters of skin including possible sentinel lymph node biopsy if the cancer is more evolved. Early detection & removal cures!
Answered 7/20/2012
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I had a mole removed a couple of days ago and am now waiting to hear whe the biopsy says.. But i read some where that all moles that have changed color are cancer. I am 48 years old
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Doc removed mole that he said 'looked concerning.' Day 2. How long does biopsy take? Does this mean cancer? Not worried, just curious
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