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Cancer Support

XanaDUer2

(15,042 posts) Thu Dec 14, 2023, 05:54 PM Dec 2023

"Not benign" [View all]

My sister keeps telling me the mole on my 20- something nieces back is not benign. I said did they say cancer? I've had melanoma.

Has anyone ever heard skin cancer called not benign?

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"Not benign" [View all] XanaDUer2 Dec 2023 OP

Sounds like a chickenish/foolish way of saying what it is. elleng Dec 2023 #1

My sister XanaDUer2 Dec 2023 #2

I agree. elleng Dec 2023 #4

Thank you, Ellen XanaDUer2 Dec 2023 #6

Methinks your sister nocoincidences Dec 2023 #3

She's blase XanaDUer2 Dec 2023 #5

Your niece is 20...an adult? TNNurse Dec 2023 #7

Oh, wo going into lots of detail XanaDUer2 Dec 2023 #8

There are "pre-malignant" tumors Abnredleg Dec 2023 #9

Ty XanaDUer2 Dec 2023 #10

Benign rso Dec 2023 #11

Digging deeper XanaDUer2 Dec 2023 #12

I am not medically trained, but my advice to you is seek out dermatologist. Skin cancer is no joke. marble falls Dec 2023 #13

I do XanaDUer2 Dec 2023 #14

has a basel. the better skin cancer. pansypoo53219 Dec 2023 #15