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lots of atypical moles = melanoma one day???
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lots of atypical moles = melanoma one day???

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    • October 14, 2017 at 8:01 pm
    MattS
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      Does having lots of atypical moles (but not DNS) mean someone will get melanoma one day? I'm new to all this and have lots of questions for my dermatologist at my next appointment, but that isn't for a couple more weeks…

      Right now I have 4 moderate atypical and a few mild atypical, but no severe atypia…how high of a risk am I?

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        • October 16, 2017 at 2:26 pm
        Janner
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          From a symposium I attended years ago:

          If you have Many/Unusual Moles, you have a 2 to 12 times greater chance than the general population of getting melanoma.

          I think that applies more to DNS but having no severely atypical moles is good. 

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