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A member asked:
How to tell if my mole is cancerous?
7 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
ABCD/mole: Is what you should google, and they even show pictures. Briefly, border symmetry, color variation, growth both radial and verticle. Your doctor and the a dermatologist skilled in melanom is next step.
Answered 8/17/2013
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Derm eval: AAD Malignant Melanoma screening: ASYMMETRY: 1 half is unlike the other. BORDER: irregular, scalloped or poorly defined. COLOR: varied with shades of tan, brown or black; or white, red or blue. DIAMETER: > 6 mm. EVOLVING: mole /skin lesion looks different from the rest or is changing in size, shape or color. An irregular mole that itches, bleeds or is painful is worrisome for possible cancer.
Answered 11/27/2017
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