Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney
Dermatology
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Hello doctor,
I am hoping you can advise me. I have a mole on my chest that has been changing for about a month now. It is itchy at times and it has bled (small spots) as I am sure from the itching. I am worried it is skin cancer. Can you help?
Hello,
Welcome to icliniq.com.
From your description and given picture (attachment removed to protect patient identity), it seems you are having a mole or melanocytic nevus.
They are considered benign melanomas and nothing actively needs to be done for them. If the mole shows a sudden increase in size, differential pigmentation, bleeding, irregular borders, etc., then you may go for a skin biopsy.
I hope this helps.
Thank you.
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