What is Melinoma and what does it look like?

Question

I have a mole on my back that has always been there, it is raised above the skin, and it has chaned in color and size

Answer 1

Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. It begins in skin cells called melanocytes.

Melanocytes are the cells that make melanin, which gives skin its color. Melanin also protects the deeper layers of the skin from the sun's harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays.

When people spend time in the sunlight, the melanocytes make more melanin and cause the skin to tan. This also happens when skin is exposed to other forms of ultraviolet light (such as in a tanning booth). If the skin receives too much ultraviolet light, the melanocytes may begin to grow abnormally and become cancerous. This condition is called melanoma.

Answer 2

Melanoma is skin cancer, love. It looks like a mole. Go and have yours checked out by your doctor. It's very easy to treat if caught early, but if it's left too long it is one of the most aggressive and lethal cancers around.
Make an appointment now.

Answer 3

its cancer. if you have had it for years and it is raised above the skin then most people would say it is nothing to worry about. but the changing of color and of size might warrant you get it checked out. is it perfectly round or is it mishappen? round and cemetrical usually means it nothing. but get it checked out anyway.

Answer 4

uneven color
uneven border