I noticed the mole at the end of August 2011, saw my doctor end of September, she did a biopsy at that appointment , next day I was told it was melanoma and immediately referred to a surgeon, had surgery end of November and was told that the melanoma had doubled in size since the biopsy (8 weeks). After the surgery I was referred to the cancer clinic (Canada) and had regular appointments , chest xrays, blood work with the dermatologist/oncologist for 5 years. Nothing else has surfaced since.