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Does melanoma take many years of sun damage to develop? could intense sun exposure over a period of a couple weeks cause melanoma to show up in a few months?
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MOST IF NOT ALL MELANOMAS TAKE YEARS TO DEVELOP AND SINCE YOUR ONLY 18 TAKE PRECAUTIONS BY USING SUN BLOCK. SINCE YOU LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE THE SUN IS STRONG ALWAYS TAKE PERCAUTIONS AND IF YOU A DARK MOLE OR MOLES ON YOUR BODY THAN GO TO A DERMATOLOGIST.
Answered 4/1/2021
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