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A 10-Year Wait for Diagnosis

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• This particular case also shows that melanoma growth can be unbelievably slow, allowing plenty of opportunity for discovery.

• Unfortunately, given enough time, many melanomas will reach a point at which they will begin to grow vertically, becoming more dangerous and invasive.

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