She hit the nail on the head. A manicurist in Scotland is being lauded for spotting a thin brown streak under a client’s nail — which led to a melanoma diagnosis. Stacey Boss, 32, said she had ...

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AOL: 'Bruise' turned out to be deadly melanoma hiding on 21-year-old's nail Yahoo: She noticed a tiny line under her nail. She had no idea it was a sign of a rare melanoma She noticed a tiny line under her nail. She had no idea it was a sign of a rare melanoma A woman had a line on her nail that looked like a splinter, which was an aggressive skin cancer. Charmaine Sherlock didn't think that such a small mark could be as dangerous as melanoma.

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Sherlock told ... Portland Press Herald: Melanoma, often on feet and nails, is more deadly in Black men, a study shows Melanoma, often on feet and nails, is more deadly in Black men, a study shows New York Post: I thought I had a ‘bruise’ on my nail — it turned out to be deadly cancer