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The early warning signs of melanoma are typically identified by the acronym "ABCDE" (A for asymmetry, B for border, C for color, D for diameter and E for evolving), according to <a href="http://www.skincancer.org/the-abcdes-of-melanoma.html">the Skin Cancer Foundation's website.</a><br>
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Actress Sarah Paulson was diagnosed with melanoma on her back, but doctors removed the mole and found that it had not spread.

Sarah Paulson

( Los Angeles Times )

The early warning signs of melanoma are typically identified by the acronym "ABCDE" (A for asymmetry, B for border, C for color, D for diameter and E for evolving), according to the Skin Cancer Foundation's website.

Actress Sarah Paulson was diagnosed with melanoma on her back, but doctors removed the mole and found that it had not spread.

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