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Yes it pays to check/be checked. My first bout was 35 plus years ago in my back and the cancer had spread into my spine. Would have been fatal if it was not caught at that time. Doctor figured 3 more months and that would have been it. It was a fluke it was even found, was in having a operation for Chrones and surgeon noticed a funny looking mole on my back. Did a biopsey right away. It had spread to my lmphnodes etc. Have had many more surgies and radiation treatments since. But I keep on ticking along.