A woman had 77 staples on her hand after how she ignored a "regular" mole (4 photos)

Jane Murray, from Dublin, loved sunbathing until she discovered a terrible disease. An "ordinary" mole on her arm turned out to be stage 2 melanoma - the most aggressive type of skin cancer.





The 46-year-old woman ignored the mole until a nurse friend convinced her to see a doctor in November 2024.

"The dermatologist admitted she didn't know what it was, but decided to send me to hospital to have it removed to be on the safe side."

The mole was removed on December 3, and some time later the woman was told the diagnosis.

"I didn't immediately realize that the doctor was talking to me," recalls Murray, a personal trainer. She was diagnosed with stage 2 melanoma, one of the most aggressive forms of skin cancer.



With early detection and timely treatment, when the tumor is limited to the skin, the survival rate reaches 99.6%. However, if the melanoma has spread to other organs (metastasized), this figure drops to 35.1%.

Murray had to have several lymph nodes removed, and after the operation, 77 staples were applied to the wound.



"This is a whole piece of my arm. When I woke up from the anaesthetic, I didn't expect to see this," the woman says.

Now she regrets the time spent in the sun: "I loved sunbathing. I sat in the sun from morning until night during my holidays."

The Irishwoman used sunscreen, but never missed an opportunity to sunbathe.



"The tan disappears two weeks after returning from vacation. It's not worth it," Murray concluded.