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A Scots mum has issued a warning after been diagnosed with incurable skin cancer, despite showing no visible symptoms.
Melissa Young from Kirkaldy was surprised to learn she had Stage 3 melanoma, as she didn't notice any changes to her skin.
The 44 year-old, who admits to using sunbeds twice a week during the summer, only noticed something was off when she caught coronavirus in 2021.
The fever and sweats caused by Covid led her to finding a small lump in her armpit. She was sent for a mammogram and a scan, which detected the advanced cancer had spread to her lymph nodes.
Melissa's story is worrying, as melanoma is typically associated with visible symptoms which help early detection. So how did her case go unnoticed for so long?
Catherine Harwood, Consultant Dermatologist, Barts Health and Trustee of Melanoma Focus charity told the Record: “Although it is uncommon to present like this with melanoma in the lymph nodes when there has been no obvious skin melanoma, it can happen for several reasons.
"It’s possible that the original skin melanoma may have disappeared by the time it has spread to lymph nodes. It’s also possible that the original melanoma has been missed because it was an uncommon type of melanoma."
While skin cancer is divided into melanoma and non-melanoma forms, there are actually several types, which can differ in appearance.
"Some melanomas do not have the usual brown or black colour and can be red or pink or purple or even skin coloured", Catherine said.
She further explained: "There are also melanomas that are found under the nails and on the soles of the feet and hands and these are often the type that occur in people with darker skin types.
"Very rarely, melanomas can also be found in non-skin areas such as the
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