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Q: What Are the Signs of Skin Cancer In Its First Stages?

asked by: diablita061085 on October 11th, 2005

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Oops...Looks like this ended up in the women's sexual health forum. Lol. I must have been drifting off...Anyway, here it is...Anyone with an idea feel free to comment...

Two days ago I noticed a little brown spot on my left arm on the upper side near my elbow. It looked like a mole and I thought it was a scab because it was so small (the size of a pinhead). Today it is a light tan color and the brown has disappeared. It is still really small...About half the size of a pencil eraser...And it will not come off. I tried scratching it like a scab to see if it was nothing serious, but it won't come off and it looks strange. Does cancer grow that fast? Double the size in two days. Does it just sound like a little sore? I'll update it. Keeping an eye on it...Any opinions would be nice

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bobby_20

replied on January 11th, 2006

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I Have the Same

I found a small brown/pink mark on my left arm as well, about 5cm away from my bcg injection scar. I first noticed it last week when it was itchy for 2 days. But now it doesn't, it is slightly raised, but I haven't really paid any attention to it, so i'm not sure if its grown.

yjkaries

replied on January 26th, 2006

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Get it checked out! I had a mole on my leg that has been there since I was young and then it changed. Basically it changed to two-tone color. Nothing like the photographs I have seen. I went to my doctor who referred me to a dermotologist who took a biopsy. It was cancer. Had surgery in august and thankfully it was the very first stage so I did not need further treatment. Now I have to watch for the rest of my life. So when in doubt check it out! Please.

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