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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Stages Of Melanoma

Clinical trial: Vaccine for metastatic melanoma

September 28, 2008
This is a study to determine if any of four vaccines are effective in treating patients with metastatic melanoma. This Phase II study is currently recruiting people age 18 and older who have stage IV melanoma. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Skin Cancer, McCain, and The Upcoming Election
By Dr. Hema Sundaram , Health Expert

...regarding his history of the more serious skin cancer, melanoma. This speculation is in part... Read more »

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John McCain and Skin Cancer
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...presidential candidate has already had four malignant melanomas -- a potentially lethal type of... Read more »

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What is Ocular Melanoma?
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

Hi everyone. Today I want to talk about ocular melanoma, a type of melanoma that develops in the... Read more »

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Uninsured or Poorly Insured Patients Diagnosed at a Later Stage of Breast Cancer
By Kevin Knopf, MD , Health Expert

...as breast cancer, lung cancer, colon cancer, and melanoma) at a later stage than the well... Read more »

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More Skin Cancer Awareness Means More Diagnoses
By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...suggest that in 2007, approximately 60,000 new cases of melanoma will be diagnosed and over... Read more »

Health Guide

Melanoma
...to deep tissue Side effects of treatment Nausea Hair loss Fatigue Pain In the advanced stages of melanoma that has spread, death may occur. Calling your health care provider ... Read more »
Managing Transportation Issues
...treatment logistics. Cheryl, 47, recalls that her husband, during earlier stages of treatment for his melanoma, was able to drive himself to the cancer center four hours from their home. In fact,... Read more »
Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Diagnosis
An experienced doctor should first rule out benign conditions that resemble melanoma, such as a noncancerous mole called a melanocytic nevi. In rare instances, a melanoma will be difficult... Read more »
Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Prognosis
PrognosisMelanoma presents a case of extremes. If detected while it is still local (called melanoma in situ), the five-year survival rate is over 95%. And, fortunately, about 80% of melanomas are... Read more »
Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers: Treatment for Melanoma
...therapies, chemotherapy combinations, or other treatments.SurgerySurgery is the primary treatment for all stages of melanoma.Removal of the Melanoma. Some or all of the melanoma is often been... Read more »

Related News

Clinical trial: Vaccine study for melanoma
July 16, 2009

This is a study to determine whether M-Vax is effective in shrinking melanomas that have spread (stage IV). To increase it effectiveness, the M-Vax... Read summary »

Melanoma vaccine shows promise
June 04, 2009

A vaccine designed to treat patients with advanced melanoma has shown promise in a new study. In a new late-stage clinical trial, researchers found... Read summary »

Finding a support group that works for you
October 03, 2008

By Jeanne SatherIf you have been diagnosed with cancer, it won't be long before someone--your doctor or a social worker most likely--suggests that... Read summary »

The Sound of Cancer
August 13, 2007

COLUMBIA, Mo. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Nearly 60,000 Americans will be told they have melanoma this year. More than 8,000 people will die from the... Read summary »

Skin Cancer may Lead to Other Cancers
September 05, 2008

By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Those who have had non-melanoma skin cancer may be at... Read summary »