You are "too young" for it be cancer

I was BORN with a cancerous mole. She doesn't have a clue what she's talking about.

This sounds sadly like a money saving and queue reducing exercise.

If you can advocate for yourself then do.

Too young is a bollcoks reason.

The ‘too young’ thing is ridiculous. Yes, it is less likely to be cancer at a young age but not impossible. There’s no such thing as ‘too young to have cancer’
Your GP is being unfair - I’d insist on the referral if it was me.

Ask to see a different GP. Given your family history I'd not listen to a GP who can't for sure say it's not anything sinister.

My best friend had a mole at 21.. went through all the red flags, GP dismissed it due to her age, it was cancer.

She went private after a 6 month battle with the GP to get a referral, and thank god she did because she managed to get through it and 15 years later I’m blessed she is still here with us.

Get a second opinion.

Absolutely FUCK THAT SHIT! My dad died of skin cancer after I sent him to the GP twice about his growth. On the two occassions I have anything new appear I got an immediate better to be safe than sorry 2 week referal from my GP to derm. I would raise this with the practice manager and if need be tell them it is massively impacting your mental health. Also, as others mentioned if you can pay for a private dermo then do it.
You are definitely not too young, your doctor is a massive dick head. I was in FB groups when my dad was ill and there were plenty of young people with melanoma, mostly ignored by their docs.
In reality it is likely nothing but I would be kicking up a stink if I was you.

I would message the surgery and ask them to document that you are unhappy that the GP has reversed the decision to refer you under the 2 ww for the reason given that 'you are too young to have cancer'. Say you want to see that in your notes on the NHS app. I am so sick of hearing about GPs dismissing (especially women) on spurious grounds. It happened to me too with near-fatal consequences.

My first melanoma looked nothing like the pictures you see. It was a pale freckle. I mentioned to the doctor that I had a family history of melanomas that presented as white and lacking in colour, and had often been missed. It was this that made her decide to remove it. My second one looked a bit more like a typical one. GPs are generally crap with skin and you should push for a referral.

Always get a second opinion! I hope it's not cancer but it's better to be safe. Don't let one GP doubt yourself

I was “too young” for cancer. Once I was diagnosed, every single doctor I met grilled me about travel to the Soviet Union. They were all convinced I must have been exposed to Chernobyl. Nope, just an autoimmune disorder.

If the ONLY reason she's not referring you more urgently is age, then ask for a second opinion, 100%.

My friend was diagnosed with bowel cancer too late, he was blown off because he was in his 30's. He passed away after a 2 year battle with it.

Your GP has discriminated against you on the basis of age. Tell them that and that you deserve to be treated in the way they were going to treat you, before they discriminated against you. Make them give you a written explanation, if they refuse.

I HATE it when Drs say people are too young to get cancer. People of any age can get it.

I would definitely have it checked by a specialist and if your doctor is refusing to refer you (would they do this if you insisted??) I would go private asap.

Is there any way you could insist on reinstating the original urgent referral? Or see another GP?

I know of someone age 29, also dismissed by their GP in the UK, who happened to travel to Australia soon after, and had to visit a GP there, and as a side note, mentioned the mole. Australia has a higher incidence of skin cancer and the doctor there recognised it as such, and said person had surgery to remove it immediately over there. 29 is not too young. Discrimination like this angers me.

This is why there are specialists.
My partners experience even with specialists wasn’t amazing, had his checked at the GPs. Was given hydrocortisone which made no difference of course.

Went to derm who weren’t sure but listed to remove as it had blood vessels . The doctor on the day wasn’t even convinced but she did remove and have it tested. Ten weeks later it came back as a basal cell carcinoma.

I had a melanoma (in situ) at 31. Never used a sun bed, always use sun cream and my mum took great care of our skin when we were younger.

Is there another GP you could see at your practice? I would find the money to go private if not.