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Woman discovered she had cancer after stain on her lip Reproduction/TikTok/@hr_molly A woman who thought she only had acne and insect bites discovered she had skin cancer nine times. It all started when Molly, at first, thought she just had a bite on her leg. But when the injury didn’t improve, she started paying attention. “I was actually starting to feel this sinking feeling in my stomach that this could be skin cancer,” she said in a series of TikTok videos in July that have had more than 1 million views. See also Health Tirzepatide: how it works and how much the new weight loss injection approved in Brazil should cost Lucas Lima is attacked on the web, Molly then sought help from a dermatologist, who said he had nothing to worry about. However, when she mentioned a stain on her lip that didn’t go away, the diagnosis changed. “This is probably skin cancer,” he said, according to the Daily Mail tabloid. “I wasn’t mentally prepared to start being shocked, to have them do a biopsy,” Molly said. “It was scary and kind of mentally traumatizing.” • Share this news on WhatsApp • Share this news on Telegram Since then, she has had skin cancer, called basal cell carcinoma, removed nine times from her face, ears, back, legs, chest and stomach. This form of cancer is highly treatable and rarely fatal. Molly is now warning others not to “ignore the dermatologist” regardless of skin tone or level of exposure. “You don’t need a lot of sun exposure to get skin cancer,” she said. “Regardless of your skin texture or your family history, see a dermatologist if you have access to it.” @hr_molly Skin cancer ☹️ At least its not on my face this time. #humanresources #hrtok #hrtikrok #skincancer #skincancerawareness #worktok #corporatetiktok #careertiktok #careeradvice ♬ original sound – HR Molly Although sun exposure is the main cause of skin cancer, Molly said she has only used tanning beds a few times and She didn’t spend much time lying in the sun. Basal cell carcinoma There are about 5.4 million cases of skin cancer in the US each year, causing the deaths of 9,500 people. Molly’s cancer, basal cell carcinoma, is the most common cancer in the U.S., with 3.6 million cases annually. It forms from the uncontrolled growth of basal cells, found in the lower part of the epidermis, the outermost layer of the skin. Read also WHO warns of increasing cases of cholera in the world Minister of Health says she is against the sale of human blood A third of men are carriers of the HPV virus In Molly’s case, the cancer appeared as acne or an insect bite, but it can take various forms. In most cases, basal cell carcinoma appears as a slightly transparent bump on the skin. It may also look like a brown, black, or blue lesion, a scaly patch, or a scar-like lesion, according to the Mayo Clinic. *Under the supervision of Giovanna Borielo
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