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If you have a mole and it gets a steam burn, can that result in melanoma?
My friend Debbie had a mole that got in the way of some steam and eventually developed melanoma and she was told by her oncologist that the burn was what caused the cancer. This sounds like junk medicine to both her and me, and we're wondering if anybody out there knows anything about this. CAN a burn cause cancer?
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- LolaLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
I, personally, would think that the mole was already cancerous to begin with and the burn only sped up the process by damaging the tissue. I have never heard of this before, but then I don't claim to know everything. I know that sunburns can lead to melanomas, but I didn't know that steam burns could do the same.
Source(s): nurse - Anonymous1 decade ago
No, I don't think steam had anything to do with it.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
no, you need ultraviolet lights to cause cancer...you might want to keep an eye on that "doctor"
- 1 decade ago
i don't think so but i have 2 ask my friend,anya,cos i thnk 1 of her cousins has a pet(she has 50++ cousins on her mom's side)
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