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I have a natural mole. i remove it myself a couple times. its back and lighter now. but gets bigger each time i peel it.is this a skin cancer sign?
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Could be: ABCD rule: It may be time for a biopsy to figure out the malignant potential. Many use the simple abcd guidleines (see diagram).
Answered 4/10/2015
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