How Do You Tell If You Have Skin Cancer?

i have this this bump on my arm that fits all of the definitions of skin cancer, but isn’t red, its brown with black spots, some lighter spots then others..i have had it for a while and worried.


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5 Responses to “How Do You Tell If You Have Skin Cancer?”

  1. The ONLY way to tell is with a biopsy.
    See your doc.
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  2. Skin cancer can look like anything, i got my first one in my 20’s, the best thing to do is go to the dermatologist, i found another spot a few years ago and was so worried and put off going and was like” i don’t care, don’t wanna know” i tried not looking at it but it was THERE and i worried about it all the time, finally went ahead and made an appointment and turned out to be nothing, i have all kinds of spots, most of them are hereditary the doctor told me, so please just go, it will be a huge load off your mind, and if it turns out to be cancer, the procedure to remove it is really painless if you get it quick enough!:)

  3. I recently was treated for a precancerous lesion on my leg, I am fair skinned so already at increased risk,but I am not a sun worshipper, I went to dermatologist and had them check me head to toe. The lesion was actually something I’ve had for as long as I can remember,but it changed color and was tender, they treated it with liquid nitrogen but it didn’t respond so they biopsied, it was negative,but it is gone now. If you want to be sure, I suggest you go to a dermatologist to be sure.

  4. If you are concerned about this you have your doctor or a dermatologist look at it. The only positively identification is though a biopsy but they will have a good idea if it is something that should be tested.

  5. I have a mole on my neck thats brown with black spots to it started geting spot when i changed my perfume. and when i changed my purfume to something else the spots faded a bit

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