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Actually my son's thumb have a black line on his right hand. Please advise me about this matter! I am fear about that because when I searched it on YouTube it shows that to whom have this line on the thumb they are suffering from cancer decease please kindly tell me it is true or not
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This could just be melanonychia - need not be cancer - please visit a qualified dermatologist.
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