Many spots that appear on the skin are harmless, but some benign lesions can still develop into skin cancer over time, which is why it’s worth keeping an eye on any changes.<\/p>\n
Moles, or naevi, are a common and normal skin feature that form when melanocyte cells cluster together. The tendency to develop many moles can run in families, and childhood sun exposure can also increase how many moles a person ends up with. People with a large number of moles face a somewhat higher risk of skin cancer, including melanoma.<\/p>\n
Sunspots, also called actinic or solar keratoses, build up gradually over many years and are most often seen in people over 40. They’re a sign of significant cumulative sun exposure and are linked to a higher chance of developing skin cancer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"class_list":["post-3071","cip_item","type-cip_item","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loganskin.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/cip_item\/3071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loganskin.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/cip_item"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loganskin.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/cip_item"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loganskin.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}