New moles at 47

Hello can you get new moles in your late forties? I'm dark skinned and noticed 2 new moles.  Do new moles come from skin exposed to the sun.  Mine are on my chest and belly.  However they look like my other moles.  They don't fit into the ABCD rules.  Would a gp do a new refferal for new moles? I heard about mole mapping.  Can I ask for this on thr nhs? Heslth anxiety is horrendous appreciate some support.  Apologies for repeating myself just scared. 

  • Hi there again

    I am sorry that you seem to be worrying so much about your health.

    I'm not sure how much coming onto a cancer forum is going to help your health anxiety. When you next see your GP perhaps you need to talk about your health anxiety so they can give you some advice about this as well.

    It isn't unusual to notice changes to our skin including new moles to develop in our 30's and 40's, do get any that are concerning you checked out.

    Mole mapping services aren't available on the NHS for everyone but you could seek out a private provider such as Boots or similar who do mole scanning if you think would offer you some peace of mind.

    I hope you can find some ways to manage your health anxiety so it doesn't affect your everyday life. Do take a look at the information and support from Anxiety UK and Mind.

    Take care

    Naomi