Thursday 17 May 2012

Can Skin Moles Develop Into a Cancerous Growth

Moles

Skin Moles are extremely common. In fact, most teenager average ages between fifteen to twenty has this problem in a variety of places on their body. Some may have much more. Most of the skin moles appear during the first 20 years of the person's life.

Some doctor classified its as a tumor and as such are the most common tumor among humans. The large majority of moles is harmless and will not cause any problem except perhaps for cosmetic problems.

Some people, however can be precancerous and can develop into very dangerous types of cancer. Your physician is the only one that can diagnose the danger of a growth. If a skin mole keeps coming back, it may be indicative of a possible melanoma.

Even though that sounds scary, most moles growths are perfectly harmless. The harmful or dangerous ones are referred to as dysphasic nevi. These are the ones that can eventually become melanoma. These atypical growths are most common in people with a genetic predisposition.

Here are some signs that your skin mole might be dangerous. This is not a complete list. If you suspect something more, you should contact your doctor right away.

Cancerous skin moles may possess one, some, or all of the following qualities:

• Larger than an eraser on a pencil
• Inconsistent shape or color
• Spontaneously bleed
• Painful or itchy
• Changes in size and color
• Inflammatory changes that cannot be justified by an external factor.

If you are concerned about a skin mole being cancerous or dangerous, only your doctor will be able to put your mind completely at ease. The sooner you contact a doctor the better off you will be if the skin mole is dangerous.

Tuesday 15 May 2012

Warts, Moles and Skin Tags - Can They Develop Into Cancer?

Wart
Skin tags are not too detrimental or harmful effects to us. Skin Tags will not develop into cancer growth. However, sometimes they may be irritating, especially if they are found around the collar.

You may decide to remove the skin tag on the grounds of cosmetic.When once you considers it as a wart, caution should be taken in cases of genital warts, as it can be infectious to others. Moreover, when genital warts can develop into cancer growth. So if you have genital warts you should consult your doctor immediately.

Mole can develop into cancer growth. It is therefore important to take care of and alert to any changes that may occur to any of the mole. If you have many moles on your body, it is not a bad idea still has a check.
To overcome this problem, special attention should be taken if you have the following symptoms:



• The nature
Size
Elevation
Color

 
If the above situation happen to you, then you should consult your doctor immediately.

You also need to consult with your doctor if your mole skin began to itch or irritate your first close or start staining.

Moreover certain moles have a higher probability of developing cancer than others. Asymmetric moles are at higher risk to develop into cancer. The same applies to irregular moles. More over many moles of tone variation is also an increased risk of cancer spread to the growth.