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Is melanoma more likely to happen in larger, raised moles than smaller or flat ones?
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Depends: if your large raised mole has been there for years I would not worry. if you have a new mole that is more than 5mm in diameter, asymetrical and irregular border, dark colored, then yes, get it biopsied
Answered 5/14/2016
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