A 40-Year-Old Woman Reports a Change in Mole Size, Accompanied

A 40-year-old woman reports a change in mole size, accompanied by colour changes, itching, burning, and bleeding over the past month.She has a dark complexion and has no family history of skin cancer, but she has had many blistering sunburns in the past.The nurse would:

A) Tell the patient to watch the lesion and report back in 2 months.
B) Refer the patient for further assessment because of the risk for melanoma based on signs and symptoms.
C) Ask additional questions regarding environmental irritants that may have caused this condition.
D) Tell the patient that these signs suggest a compound nevus, which is very common in young to middle-aged adults.