The American Cancer Society has developed a helpful ABCD rule for evaluating a mole. Which of the following is one of these guidelines?
A) Asymmetry: one-half the mole matches the other half
B) Border: edges are regular and defined
C) Color: color is not uniform and has varying shades
D) Diameter: size is smaller than that of a pencil eraser
C
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The following is the American Cancer Society helpful ABCD rule for evaluating a mole:
Asymmetry: One-half of the mole does not match the other half.
Border: Edges are irregular, ragged, notched, or blurred.
Color: Color is not uniform, but appears as differing shades of tan, brown, or black,
sometimes with patches of red, white, or blue.
Diameter: Size is larger than that of a pencil eraser (about ½ inch) or is increasing.
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