Melanoma Monday 2024 is on Sunday, May 5, 2024: Does this look like a melanoma? Please help :(?

Sunday, May 5, 2024 is Melanoma Monday 2024. sunless Monday marks Melanoma Monday,

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You do not need sub exposure to get a melanoma (though it is more likely if you do get a lot of sun expsure)

It is hard to tell from the photo.

It could be a melanoma, but very unlikely.

It is more likely to be a 'subungual corn' that is causing some bruising.

Whichever it is, get to the dermatologist to have a melanoma ruled out.

Anyone have melanoma scares?

Yes we have overly dramatic teenagers scared about something coming here every day.

I have a ton of survivor stories for just about every cancer under the sun. How will that help you?

There isn’t much with most melanomas, you get it removed and end of story.

Invasive Malignant Melanoma?

here are some articles to consider. every single case is different; do not generalize anything you see in these articles to yourself. I am an 8-year cancer survivor (9 years next week!) who did not have an especially rosy prognosis at the beginning. The numbers and statistics you may see are averages from lots of people, and are not specific to anyone, including you!