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Please help, I think I have melanoma but I cant afford to see a dermatologist

Please help, I think I have melanoma but I cant afford to see a dermatologist. :(

I'm 21 years old, I have brown eyes, brown hair and I'm half white half american indian. I have had a mole on my under arm near the armpit all my life, but recently I have read all the dangers of skin cancer and I've become unbelievably paranoid - to the point where I am constantly picking and squeezing at my mole causing it to get bigger and hurt. But I can't tell if its just getting bigger and worse because I touch it all day, or if it is something serious. I cannot afford to see a doctor or dermatologist and I was denied health insurance. *sigh*  Please tell me what you think!

Here is a couple pics of it: ( i have been picking at it for the last hour before I took these pics )
http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/7632/mymole.png


Please respond I'm desperate!
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But the symmetry is there and it is not raised.You are more or less in a state of anxiety than anything else.
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It HAS suddenly become bigger and gotten a bit darker...like I said, but im not sure if its because im constantly pulling picking and squeezing it, or if its cancer heh.
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A normal mole.Only if it has suddenly become bigger,stated itching,or changed colors,or changed shape that needs evaluation.
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Please someone respond :-(
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