not a joke, excellent advice. i was 25 when i had a basal cell carcinoma (one of the slowest moving, benign forms of skin cancer) removed from my left temple. the first dermatologist i showed it to said it was nothing and to not worry about it. a year later a cycling magazine ran a feature on skin cancer and one of the pictures looked exactly like my funny looking mole (a translucent flesh colored bump). i went for a second opinion, had a biopsy, then 2 weeks later, had it removed completely. it has never recurred, but i keep a real close eye on things and wear lots of sunscreen or a hat when i'm out training.

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