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Tuesday, July 15, 2008 margarita asks

Q: Red lumps and skin moles. Can they be treated, is that a kind of skin cancer

Hello

 

I have all over my body on the skin a lot of red lumps and other moles which makes  me worried, and I want to know how can I treat them, and what couses  them.

 

 

I hope  I will  get the answer

 

Thank you.

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9/15/08 12:38am

Red lumps are angiomas - associated with blood vessels - they don;t turn into cancers.  Moles should be looked at once yearly in a "head to toe" dermatology examination - including your scalp.

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