New moles on breast/chest- extremely worried

Hello, I was hoping to get some advice and hopefully some reassurance as I am extremely worried about 2 new moles I've developed this year- im so anxious its keeping me awake and I cant stop looking at Dr Google which is making me feel 100 times worse.

I first noticed 2 new moles next to each other on my chest/upper breast in around April. I'm not sure when they first developed, but looking back over photos they were not there during Christmas 2019. I thought they were abit random but wasnt overly concerned as they were round and brown- just looked normal! When i did my initial googling it said new moles were common at my age (24) and to monitor them for changes (colour, size, borders etc).

However, I caught sight of them in really bright light a few weeks ago and got a very good look and i've become very worried and cannot stop looking multiple times a day. They do not appear to have changed significantly, but they have gotten slightly bigger (not drastically- only noticable to me my family says they look the same). One of them (the smaller of the 2) also looks dark in the middle and lighter round the outside (still fairly symmetrical). Is this normal or defo suspicious? The other looks even in colour but has a slightly jagged border (still round shape).

Booked an appointment with my GP for Monday but i'm so scared its cancer and i've left it too long  (nearly 7 months!). 

The worry is really affecting me. I had a 2 week referral for a neck lump 2 years ago which actually turned into a diagnosis of Lupus. I dont know if any mole changes can be related to that.

Thanks,

Chloe

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  • Hi Chloe,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I'm sorry to read of your worries about this - I know this kind of uncertainty is never easy.

    It's good to hear you have an appointment booked for today - hopefully that will be an opportunity to talk through your concerns and get some answers. Your doctor is best placed to advise on this.

    Do try to steer clear of Google if you can, and likewise with the regular checking - both of these tend to increase worry.

    Wishing you all the best and I hope you find out more soon,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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  • Hi Chloe,

    Welcome to Cancer Chat. I'm sorry to read of your worries about this - I know this kind of uncertainty is never easy.

    It's good to hear you have an appointment booked for today - hopefully that will be an opportunity to talk through your concerns and get some answers. Your doctor is best placed to advise on this.

    Do try to steer clear of Google if you can, and likewise with the regular checking - both of these tend to increase worry.

    Wishing you all the best and I hope you find out more soon,

    Ben
    Cancer Chat Moderator

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