If you're worried that one of your moles may be skin cancer, you should see your doctor as soon as you can.

Here are some questions you might want to ask:

• Could my mole be a melanoma?

• Will I have surgery to remove part of the mole to check whether it is cancer or will I need to have all of it removed?

• What stage is my melanoma? (How advanced is my cancer?)

• What treatment do you recommend?

• What are the risks of treatment?

• Are people in my family at risk of getting a melanoma?

• What can I do to protect myself from another melanoma?

• What do you think is likely to happen to me?

And here are some questions your doctor may ask you:

• Has anyone in your family ever had a melanoma?

• Have you ever had any type of skin cancer?

• Did you have bad sunburn when you were a child?

• Have any of your moles changed their colour, shape, size or texture?

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