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Is this mole cancer? Last week it started to swell. (Photos)

February 14, 2018
Asked By:snickers2 in Houston, TX

About a month ago I noticed the mole on my lower back was scaly and itchy. Last week it started to swell feeling like it was going to burst, and turned red. Now it's crumbling off in pieces, bleeding in different spots, lazing yellow stuff, and my whole lower back is red and hot. It hurts so bad.

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