Information and opinions on health from vlien at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/8489/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/8489/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/8489/index http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/8489/6769/moles Tue, 20 Feb 2007 23:58:00 -0500 vlien This may seem like an elementary question, but I have a raised mole on the back of my neck, right below my hairline.  Occasionally when I'm brushing my hair my brush will graze the mole and I feel a sharp pain.  Obviously I try to avoid it, but will this aggravate the mole/increase risk of skin cancer? http://www.healthcentral.com/skin-cancer/c/8489/6769/moles