Mole Check for Children

First of all, superficially spreading melanomas, the most common form of dangerous black skin cancer, fortunately occur in children and teenager very rarely. Even more uncommon before puberty. But they cannot be excluded either, as a study in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology confirms. The authors (dermatologists) also found that melanomas develop from existing moles (nevi or moles) in children and adolescents more often than in adults. Therefore, especially large, congenital or newly formed moles should be examined carefully. Because such mole can change so much during childhood and early adolescence that they should be removed for safety reasons. Especially when increased risks such as melanoma have occurred in the family.