Moles are benign tumors formed from melanocytes (cells in the skin that make the pigment melanin ... They usually have a uniform pink, red, tan, blue, or black color. They are most common ...

do seek advice from a skin specialist. Some people may also develop a lentigo – also known as an ink spot – which is an extremely black but benign mole. Nevertheless, it is always safe to have ...

After a biopsy, the lesion was found to be a superficial cancer not unlike basal cell, the most common form of benign skin ... there's blue or black or red. And diameter: if it's a large mole ...

And some non cancerous (benign) moles or abnormal patches of skin can be itchy. So having some of these changes on their own doesn't mean you definitely have melanoma. But you should still get it ...

Ask your GP when this is likely to be. Abnormal looking moles are quite common but melanoma is quite rare in comparison. It can be hard for GPs to decide who may have a melanoma skin cancer, and who ...