TYPES OF CANCEROUS MOLE

✢ MALIGNANT MELANOMA

Typically dark black, often flat, irregular edge. Very dangerous with a high risk of spreading. Caught late it can be fatal, but caught early it’s easily removed.

✢ SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA

Typically a reddish lump on the skin that can bleed and ulcerate. Moderate risk of spreading.

✢ BASAL CELL CARCINOMA

Typically either a flat red, tan or brown patch of skin that bleeds or is painful but also a reddish lump. Has a low risk of spreading.