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There's moles on my penis, 2 at the circumcised scar area and 1 on the tip. Could they be cancerous? (Photo)

nanumiric123Dec 30, 2014
as the topic insisted the moles have been growing over the years and there's no symptoms of skin irritation and I'm worried they could be skin cancer can you please help ? I've included the pictures of the moles on my penis

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