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Comment by gchamonlive

16 hours ago

Even if addressing each false positive would carrying low but real risk of death or complications?

Is your "low but real" risk comparable to the risk of driving a motorcycle, of riding in a car, or of using the bathroom?

Reasonable treatments for small, non-aggressive skin cancers (or suspected cancers) are extremely low risk. And reasonable practitioners will often suggest that you merely keep an eye on an abnormal spot - because it doesn't look worth the bother of any sort of treatment for now.