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Have you ever counted the number of moles you have on your body?
Do you know that practically every human being has at least one mole? The average
___1___ of moles a person has is about 14. Moles can appear on almost any part of the
___2___ , including the scalp. A mole consists of the growth of the tissue in which it has been
formed. It may ___3___ of the tissues of blood vessels, or cells containing pigment, or hair-
follicle cells, or connective tissue. Hence, each mole may be quite different.
There are two reasons why moles are ___4___ . One is the possibility that a mole may
develop into a cancerous growth. This is quite rare, and most people have no reason to
___5___
about it. The second reason, of course, is that moles may not look very attractive,
___6___ if they
are large ones which appear on the face.
But since most moles never cause any serious disturbance, the best thing to do is to
___7___. When a mole is located in such a place that it may be irritated often or injured, it may
be ___8___ to have it removed. For example, moles on the soles of the feet, palms of the hand,
on the collar-line of the neck or belt-line of the waist are apt to be subject to irritation. In these cases,
it is best to ___9___ before the person reaches his or her teens.
Moreover, any mole which shows an increase in size, a change of colour, scaling, itching, or
bleeding should be removed. It is important that such moles be ___10___ by a surgeon only,
never by anyone else!
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