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Mole Removal

A mole is an unwanted skin growth. It usually looks like a flat or raised bump that’s the color of your skin or darker. Most people get moles as a teenager or adult. Some moles are present at birth.
Cosmopolitan

Cancerous moles: How to tell if your moles are at risk of becoming a health concern

We all know the importance of covering up in the sun in order to lower our risk of skin cancer (or at least hopefully we all do – the anti-SPF movement doing the rounds on TikTok aside...). Wearing ...
The Conversation

Research Check: do most melanoma patients have fewer than 20 moles?

H. Peter Soyer receives funding from NHMRC for a Centre of Research Excellence for the Study of Naevi (APP 1099021). Richard Sturm is an NHMRC Senior Research Fellow. He receives funding from the ...