Skin cancer

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I have a new, small black dot on my stomach. Its flat, very small and black-ish in colour. Skin cancer runs in my dads side of the family. Should I be worried? My hypochondria is telling me I have skin cancer. Maybe I should go see a doctor. Does anyone have experience with skin cancer? Does anyone know any other harmless causes of black dots on skin? Thanks guys.

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I have a black dot on my right shoulder that we just watch like a hawk…should be nothing to worry about.

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Yeah man, hopefully for both of us its nothing to worry about and its harmless.

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You know it probably is nothing.

But it is good to be safe than sorry might as well run it past your GP if it makes you feel a little anxious.

I’m growing a sticky outie mole on my hip atm I will try to remember mentioning it too. Just to see what they say

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I had skin cancer. But not melanoma. Squamous cell. I just for whatever reason ran my hand across my chest and felt a rough spot and it seemed different. Red flags went off and I went to look at it in the mirror. It looked like other patches of sun damage on my chest, but it felt very different. I was seeing my dr. a couple days later and I said look at this, it feels weird. He immediately removed it.

I think if your gut is telling you it’s off, it is best to have it checked. A very small melanoma can lead to big trouble in case you didn’t know and there is absolutely no harm in getting it checked.

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I’m going to message my doctor tomorrow and ask him about it. He’ll probably ask for a picture of it. I’ll also try to see him on one of my days off if he thinks its worth looking at.

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I get too much sun. I have spots and it really is something you need a good doctor for. Honestly. The spots I think are bad have turned out perfectly fine. The ones I wasn’t worried about were nasty scc’s. We have a bad climate for sun cancers and mum passed away from melanoma so I get checked every 6 months or so…but get a doctor who knows skin cancers if possible.

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Sorry to hear that. May she rest in paradise.

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I got every bump, dot, mole and black spot somewhere on my back and my arms. My dermatologist says I’m fine. Unless you’re out in the sun a lot and get a lot of sunburns it shouldn’t be dangerous. Just keep an eye on it to see if it grows. If it grows, it could be harmful.

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Thanks @77nick77

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