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        Melanoma growth varies a lot. From hardly changing for many month to rapidly growing within weeks. So it can be important to act fast.

        (Of course, I'm not a doctor and can't tell from the pictures what type of lesion it is.)

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          Melanoma growth varies a lot. From hardly changing for many month to rapidly growing within weeks. So it can be important to act fast.

          (Of course, I'm not a doctor and can't tell from the pictures what type of lesion it is.)

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            Melanoma growth varies a lot. From hardly changing for many month to rapidly growing within weeks. So it can be important to act fast.

            (Of course, I'm not a doctor and can't tell from the pictures what type of lesion it is.)

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                    Also, melanoma is very rare in people as young as you.

                     

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                      Also, melanoma is very rare in people as young as you.

                       

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                        Also, melanoma is very rare in people as young as you.

                         

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                          I think this is the important sentence:

                          > "Globally about 40% of patients who develop MM metastases do so more than 5 years after primary "

                          So it does NOT say that 40% of MM patients develops metastases. It only says that of those who DO, it is after more than 5 years for 40% of them.

                          The other article cites this as

                          > "Globally near 40% of CMM patients develop clinical metastases 5 years or so after initial treatment".

                          which is very unclear or even outright wrong.

                          Unfortunately, slopiness like this is not really uncommon in scientic articles on the internet. 

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                            I think this is the important sentence:

                            > "Globally about 40% of patients who develop MM metastases do so more than 5 years after primary "

                            So it does NOT say that 40% of MM patients develops metastases. It only says that of those who DO, it is after more than 5 years for 40% of them.

                            The other article cites this as

                            > "Globally near 40% of CMM patients develop clinical metastases 5 years or so after initial treatment".

                            which is very unclear or even outright wrong.

                            Unfortunately, slopiness like this is not really uncommon in scientic articles on the internet. 

                            W.
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                              I think this is the important sentence:

                              > "Globally about 40% of patients who develop MM metastases do so more than 5 years after primary "

                              So it does NOT say that 40% of MM patients develops metastases. It only says that of those who DO, it is after more than 5 years for 40% of them.

                              The other article cites this as

                              > "Globally near 40% of CMM patients develop clinical metastases 5 years or so after initial treatment".

                              which is very unclear or even outright wrong.

                              Unfortunately, slopiness like this is not really uncommon in scientic articles on the internet. 

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