The skin cancer stuff is real

Posted by Possible_Buffalo_849@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 287 comments

So... I'm 46 years old. I've spent my whole life not thinking twice about the sun: the occasional bad burn, the odd mole I never bothered to look at... and unfortunately i was never really taught to put sunscreen, evn when i was a kid. I got a mole on my back checked with an app after someone suggested it might be worth looking at. I finally decided to get it properly checked. I figured the dermatologist would glance me over, tell me to wear more sunscreen, and send me on my way. Instead, during the skin exam, the doctor flagged a mole on my back that didn't look right. A biopsy later, and now I might have melanoma. Get checked, guys. Seriously. Skin cancer is coming for our generation. [](https://www.reddit.com/submit/?source_id=t3_1tv8smx&composer_entry=crosspost_prompt)