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- March 18, 2015 at 12:14 pm
http://www.clairemariefoundation.org/
The Claire Marie Foundation was established in 2014 following the death of Claire Marie Wagonhurst, a sparkling 17 year old who lost a long battle with adolescent melanoma as a result of changes her body went through during puberty.
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- March 18, 2015 at 3:07 pm
This is so sad. It's true. My son had a mole that had been there since he was a baby and began to flatten out, darken and spread when he reached puberty. The pathology came back showing dysplastic changes and the derm told us puberty can trigger these things. I have also been told that the hormone changes of pregnancy can be a trigger.
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- March 18, 2015 at 3:07 pm
This is so sad. It's true. My son had a mole that had been there since he was a baby and began to flatten out, darken and spread when he reached puberty. The pathology came back showing dysplastic changes and the derm told us puberty can trigger these things. I have also been told that the hormone changes of pregnancy can be a trigger.
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- March 18, 2015 at 3:07 pm
This is so sad. It's true. My son had a mole that had been there since he was a baby and began to flatten out, darken and spread when he reached puberty. The pathology came back showing dysplastic changes and the derm told us puberty can trigger these things. I have also been told that the hormone changes of pregnancy can be a trigger.
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