8 April 2009BIRTHMARKS AND CANCER
I have noticed many times that we cannot be too careful with birthmarks. Take care not to scratch them; they are best left alone, for to try and get rid of them by means of remedies or surgery is not without danger. In fact, it can mean that cancer cells, which might be present, begin to spread. Probably the best time to do something about a mole (nevus), if you do want to remove it because it is too unsightly, is during childhood. Even then it is most important to choose a highly skilled surgeon who is fully aware of all the dangers involved in its removal. Birthmarks may remain inactive for decades and then, quite
suddenly, at the age of fifty or over, they begin to play up. A Swiss immigrant in British Columbia, western Canada, told me recently about such a case. A friend of his who had a birthmark on his lower back finally had it removed. Eighteen months later he began to notice glandular swellings and other abnormalities all over his body. On further examination they were found to be metastases of a malignant kind.
Even a simple irritation of a birthmark, especially when the irritation is continuous or repeated, can pose a grave danger. Clothing can cause such an irritation or the habit of scratching the mark, perhaps even making it bleed. In time, this irritation can have serious consequences.
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