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Majority Of Melanomas Grow as New Moles
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Majority Of Melanomas Grow as New Moles

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    • September 21, 2017 at 6:43 pm
    jennunicorn
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      Found this interesting. I had thought that melanoma arose at 50/50 chance of being from an exisiting mole vs a new one. This study shows that only 29% of existing moles turn into melanoma and most come from new moles. Mine was a new mole and aggressive, so makes sense to my personal case.

      https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/319173.php

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        • September 22, 2017 at 1:18 am
        momsmole
        Participant

          I saw this report BUT in my case the mole that became my stage IIa melanoma was one I'd had since birth, so no one should be complacent about any moles.

          • September 22, 2017 at 1:19 am
          momsmole
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            I saw this report BUT in my case the mole that became my stage IIa melanoma was one I'd had since birth, so no one should be complacent about any moles.

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