Sunday, April 19, 2009

The Mole Cancer Signs

By Matt Petigrew

Often times, one of the three melanoma skin cancers is from a mole, and melanoma is lethal if not treated early. It is important to know what your mole is and its condition because moles can be benign in nature or be abnormal which result to atypical moles and even melanoma.

You should constantly monitor your mole for changes. If you notice anything that is unnatural you should consult your doctor. Melanoma tends to be from your genetics so make sure you check your family history.

Moles should be checked often because even benign moles can cause cancer. Melanoma has been known to arise from the presence of other moles atypical, congenital, and even benign. So see your doctor if you have a mole.

A doctor or dermatologists will notice common signs of melanoma, such as change in growth of skin mole, like a sudden elevation of mole, a change in shape like development of irregular margins and borders, a change in size like enlargement of mole, a change in surface like scaly or oozing texture, or change in color like from darker one to red-white-blue color. Although most of melanoma are developed from existing moles and marked skin, other melanoma also grow in unmarked skin. Skin that is exposed to the UV rays of sunlight is generally the most affected.

If the skin mole is not detected earlier and has already developed into melanoma, you may experience some of the mole cancer signs such as bleeding of skin mole, painful mole, swelling of mole surface, thickening of skin under the mole surface, sudden weight loss, graying of skin, headaches, cough, and seizures. It may also affect the vital organs of the body if it is not treated immediately.

A skin mole can lead to cancer so make sure to get it checked out early. A lot of times teens and younger kids do not get their moles looked at so if this is the case make sure you talk to an adult or guardian and have them get it checked out. Consult a dermatologist and they will point you in the right direction.

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