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Skin cancer doesn't just affect fair-skinned people

A look at different types of skin cancers, risk factors, how to do self-examination

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Ms Ang, who is in her early 30s, had a persistent, flesh-coloured lump on her right forearm.

She thought that the lump was a keloid scar as it had appeared at the site where a needle was inserted during a recent blood donation.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on July 24, 2018, with the headline Skin cancer doesn't just affect fair-skinned people. Subscribe