Moondreams
13-05-15, 08:51
Of all the things I worry about (and there a lot) skin cancer seems to be the most predominant one. I know of a few people who have died from it at quite a young age and it never fails to freak me out.
I'm 27 years old and very rarely spend much time in the sun. I think I did more when I was a kid but never got burnt (or if I did, it wasn't to the point of blistering, at least). But I have a lot of moles on my body, some of which are quite large but have been for many many years.
However, I'm quite often noticing new freckles appearing and I don't know if this is normal or not. Every time something new appears, I worry that it's cancerous. Just last night, I noticed a new freckle on my earlobe. It's quite a light brown, not really a defined shape (more like a smudge) and is completely flat but one of the people I know of that died had it on their ear and so I immediately panic.
I also have moderate-severe acne. I have no idea if there is any correlation between acne and skin cancer but I always worry there is even though I have suffered with acne for around 15 years and I know it's largely hormonal.
I think basically what I want to know is: is it normal to get new freckles/moles all of a sudden? When should I get concerned? Is there any connection between acne and skin cancer?
Oh and also, can you get skin cancer without sun exposure? Or are all/the majority of cases down to UV?
I'm 27 years old and very rarely spend much time in the sun. I think I did more when I was a kid but never got burnt (or if I did, it wasn't to the point of blistering, at least). But I have a lot of moles on my body, some of which are quite large but have been for many many years.
However, I'm quite often noticing new freckles appearing and I don't know if this is normal or not. Every time something new appears, I worry that it's cancerous. Just last night, I noticed a new freckle on my earlobe. It's quite a light brown, not really a defined shape (more like a smudge) and is completely flat but one of the people I know of that died had it on their ear and so I immediately panic.
I also have moderate-severe acne. I have no idea if there is any correlation between acne and skin cancer but I always worry there is even though I have suffered with acne for around 15 years and I know it's largely hormonal.
I think basically what I want to know is: is it normal to get new freckles/moles all of a sudden? When should I get concerned? Is there any connection between acne and skin cancer?
Oh and also, can you get skin cancer without sun exposure? Or are all/the majority of cases down to UV?