Melanoma is a malignant skin tumor that involves the skin cells
that produce pigment (melanin). The risk of melanoma increases with
age, but frequently affects young, otherwise healthy people.
Melanoma is the number one cause of cancer death in women aged 25
to 30.
Review Date: 08/12/2009
Reviewed By: Jonathan Kantor, MD, North Florida Dermatology Associates,
Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M.,
Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
