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Had two cancerous moles removed at age 12. 21 now. having a biopsy done of a large mole on my breast. if cancerous could it cause breast cancer?
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Unrelated: God forbid the mole biopsied from the breast turns out to be malignant, it would be a melanoma and not breast cancer. The two cancers have different biology. In brief, moles on the breast do not cause breast cancer.
Answered 12/10/2013
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No: There is no relationship between skin cancer and underlying breast cancer.
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