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Help For Melanoma
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Screening
Education and prevention programs have led to improved screening for skin cancer, which in turn has improved diagnosis and survival rates for melanoma.
Self-Examination for Warning Signs of Skin Cancer
Skin cancers may have many different appearances. They can be small, shiny, or waxy, scaly and rough, firm and red, crusty or bleeding, or have other features. Itching, tenderness, scaling, bleeding, crusting, or sores can signal potentially cancerous changes in any mole.
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From Our Experts
Early Warning Signs of Melanoma
Melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, is the leading form of cancer in young adults between the ages of 25 and 29 and the... Read more »
Melanoma Drug Approved by the FDA
Last summer we reported how a drug called ipilimumab gave skin cancer researchers hope that there was something doctors could do for... Read more »
Bob Marley Died of Metastatic Melanoma at Age 36: Skin Cancer Tips
As the warmer spring and summer months approach, it's tempting to make plans for long weekends at the beach or days lying on a picnic... Read more »
Take an Antioxidant, Avoid Melanoma?
Here's an interesting approach to sun exposure and its dangers. Take a powerful antioxidant in anticipation of a day at the beach or a day... Read more »
New Study Shows Alarming Rise in Melanoma in Young Women
Melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, has been in the news of late. As I discussed previously, Presidential candidate John... Read more »
From Our Sources
Gene screening could help ID melanoma
Scientists have found that differences in levels of certain genetic markers may help doctors distinguish between common moles and melanoma. Even... Read more »
Melanoma
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Melanoma is a type of cancer originating from the cells that give color to the skin. These cells are called melanocytes. Some melanomas arise in... Read more »
Melanoma
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Skin cancer - melanomaSymptomsThe primary symptom of any skin cancer is usually a mole, sore, lump, or growth on the skin. Any change in appearance... Read more »
New Drug Treats Advanced-Stage Melanoma
A new treatment for advanced melanoma may help shrink tumors for many patients. According to a study published in the New England Journal of... Read more »
Tadpoles hold clues to new melanoma treatment
British scientists say a compound that blocked the development of the distinctive markings of tadpoles in experiments could help to prevent melanoma,... Read more »
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