Do You Recommend Getting Insurance Before Getting Checked for Melanoma?
asked 3 years ago by DLF1670 in Fort Worth, TX, USA
Latest answer by Don Mehrabi, MD
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Tags: melanoma
I am 40 years old and believe I have several malignant moles based on symptoms and descriptions I have found on the internet. I don’t currently carry life insurance and am concerned that if I get checked and found to have melanoma, I will be unable to obtain life insurance for my family. Do you recommend getting insurance before getting checked for melanoma?
1 answer to Do You Recommend Getting Insurance Before Getting Checked for Melanoma?
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Tricky question, but do not try to live with a melanoma on you just to get life insurance
Thank you for your question.
Melanoma is a known deadly and sometimes unpredictable skin cancer. We always take the attitude that "you should never let the sun set on a melanoma". This means that we try to never let the patient get out of our office when they have a lesion very suspicious for melanoma, or, a proven melanoma where the patient is delaying surgery.
Melanoma is deadly - it is a widely known fact. If you have a potential melanoma, you should get it addressed...
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Don Mehrabi, MD
Beverly Hills Dermatologist
Beverly Hills Dermatologist