You know how they say
you should get any "suspicious" moles checked out by a
doctor? Am I the only one who finds the term "suspicious"
a little vague and, well,
suspicious? How the heck am I
supposed to know what moles are safe and which are just cancer
waiting to happen?
Luckily,
there's this quiz that helps explain the difference between
a normal ol' mole and one that should send you running to the
dermatologist. It's so easy -- and a lot quicker than a stint
in a doctor's waiting room (there are only so many back issues
of Self magazine a person can read, am I right?).
Just take a glance at your moles and answer a few questions.
It'll put your mind at ease, or let you know if there's a
derm visit in your near future. Here's a sample:
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Related: sunscreen, skin care, skin cancer, quiz, mole, dermatologist
Remember way back when we discussed how this
mutual acquaintance of mine was graduating from med school and trying
to decide what field to go into? (See "
Good News for Product Fiends, Bad News for Cancer Patients.")
Then she told me that all her peers--the smartest, most promising ones
anyway--were scrambling to become
dermatologists because that's where
the money's at and I got kind of sad and depressed about all that
wasted talent distributing
Botox to the masses and not say, the cure
for cancer or AIDS. Anyone?
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Related: skin care, plastic surgery, mole, botox, beauty, anti-aging
Word on the street is that Sarah Jessica Parker recently got her trademark mole removed. Says
This is London:
Sarah
Jessica Parker's refusal to submit to the surgeon's scalpel marked her
out in an industry where cosmetic surgery is the norm. But she has
finally bowed to pressure to have her distinctive mole removed? The
decision followed increasing criticism and downright abuse from fans
who complained that they found it 'distracting'.
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