I had a mole removed out of vanity, only to be told I had a rare blood cancer: When the wound from her minor op wouldn’t stop bleeding, Laura was shocked to learn the sinister cause ‘I am so grateful that I got that silly little cyst removed — it saved my life,’ says Laura, […]
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Naked mole rat genes could hold the secret to pain relief without opioids
Anyone with an annoying roommate story knows that a difficult living situation can change you in many ways. Now, imagine that instead of just eating all of your food from the refrigerator, that annoying roommate could actually cause genetic changes designed to make the “future you” more tolerant of their behavior. Does it sound too […]
Doctors Told This Woman Her Mole Looked ‘Just Fine.’ Then She Was Diagnosed With Melanoma
An occasional tiny mole or freckle is usually no reason to be alarmed. But one woman’s small blemish turned out to be a deadly form of skin cancer. Last June, Megan DiDio, a 22-year-old from Red Bluff, California, noticed that a mole on her left cheek began to look abnormal. Because of her fair complexion, DiDio always took […]