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How Is Melanoma Treated?
- Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers - Treatment for Melanoma
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- Melanoma
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer
- Precancerous Skin Conditions
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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.
There are a number...
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From Our Experts
New Medication to Treat Melanoma Shows Promise
The medication sunitinib, which is approved for the treatment of kidney cancer and gastrointestinal stromal cancer, may also help patients... Read more »
What is Ocular Melanoma?
Hi everyone. Today I want to talk about ocular melanoma, a type of melanoma that develops in the eye. While melanoma is usually associated... Read more »
Skin Cancer Treatment Options for Melanoma
If you are a patient who has been diagnosed with melanoma the shock and fright of hearing that word can cause you to block everything... Read more »
Vermurafenib: New Melanoma Drug Gives Hope to Patients
Last summer we reported that an experimental drug called Yervoy or ipilimumab showed promise in extending the survival rates for patients... Read more »
Doctor Green Answers Your Questions about Melanoma
Many of the questions we receive here on SkinCancerConnection are about melanoma skin cancer. This is no surprise as melanoma is the... Read more »
From Our Sources
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 »
New Melanoma Drug May Shrink Brain Tumors
A small study suggests that a new drug for melanoma may also shrink brain tumors. The study of 10 patients who had brain metastasis of their melanoma... Read more »
Deadliest Skin Cancer May be Harder to Recognize
A type of skin cancer called nodular melanoma accounts for 14 percent of diagnosed skin cancers, but 37 percent of fatal cases, a new study has... 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
Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. It is the leading cause of death from skin disease.It involves cells called melanocytes, which... Read more »
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