Model’s tiny mole turns out to be cancer
A model who completely disregarded what she thought was a mole on her ankle has been diagnosed with cancer.
Oceana Strachan would regularly get her skin checked to ensure she was safe from melanoma and was constantly given the green light.
But she knew something was wrong when the tiny mark on her ankle was itchy and had risen a bit - raising the alarm as to whether or not it was something else.
Doctors dismissed it as a mole but Oceana pushed for a biopsy to be done and it was found to be stage two melanoma.
“My melanoma spot looked like a regular mole but I noticed changes like itching that raised a red flag for me,” she told 7News.
“Going through melanoma, I didn’t know if I was going to survive. I didn’t know the outcome.”
Oceana underwent surgery in May 2021 where the affected skin was removed and saw the then 25-year-old back on her feet not too long after.
A year later, Oceana spoke out about how early detection saved her life and cringed at not being sun safe.
“I was 25 with olive skin... unfortunately melanoma doesn’t care how old you are or what type of skin you have,” she said.
“Obviously it sucks that I’ve had to go through this but I am just one out of too many.”
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