Melanoma Articles

Treatment of melanoma

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Early diagnosis and treatment of melanoma has a 90% survival rate outlook. If melanoma is not treated, the cancer can spread anywhere. Melanoma cancer commonly spreads...

How to prevent melanoma?

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The following is a list of steps that can be taken to lower the risks of developing melanoma...

Skin biopsy to diagnose melanoma

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A dermatologist may take a skin biopsy after visual inspection of an atypical mole. Usually, the dermatologist will excise (cut) the entire mole for best diagnosis re...

What are the risk factors for developing melanoma?

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There are many factors that contribute to an increased risk of developing melanoma. Some of the major risk factors include...

What are the signs and symptoms for melanoma?

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Nearly all moles (nevi) are harmless skin tumors that develop from melanocytes. Moles become worrisome only if they begin to change shape. Melanoma often f...

What is melanoma?

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Melanoma is a very serious type of cancer of the skin. Melanoma specifically affects the skin cells (melanocytes) that produce melanin, which is a protective pigment that makes the skin darker or ...

Survival rates for melanoma

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Historically, malignant melanomas were considered to be a deadly disease.  Now, most melanomas that are found in its early stages can be tr...

Changes in mole shape or color

Anytime that a mole changes color, size or shape, it should be examined by a doctor for signs of malignant melanoma (skin cancer). If a mole changes color from brown to black or grows to a size bigg...

Benign moles and the risk of skin cancer

The likelihood of benign moles developing into malignant melanoma is low.   Doctors typically make recommendations for mole removals based on if the mole has changed in color or size.