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Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes. Such cells are found predominantly in skin, but are also found in the bowel and the eye. Melanoma is the most worrisome skin cancer, because it often shows up as a skin cancer, but spreads to other parts of the body. Learn about the risk factors associated with this type of cancer along with ways to prevent melanoma, including the importance of sunscreen and avoiding the sun during peak times. If caught early, melanoma is quite curable – surgery is often the most effective treatment for early stages.

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New Hope for Melanoma
After many years with no new treatments for Melanoma, the FDA has just approved a breakthrough treatment for the disease.  In this program two leading experts from the Seattle Cancer...
by Patient Power | 04/06/2011
Promising Therapies for High Risk Melanoma
A simple mole or bump – could it be melanoma? Melanoma is one of the most dangerous cancers, but promising therapies are giving risk melanoma patients high hopes for a...
by Patient Power | 09/16/2009
The Promise & Peril of Personalized Oncology
It seems like everyone is talking about personalized medicine. What is the real promise here and what might be hype? Personalized medicine in cancer includes the use of genetic testing...
by Patient Power | 08/25/2009
Preventing, Treating & Coping with Melanoma
In this hot topic interview, Andrew previews the NW Melanoma Symposium, to be held May 9, 2009, in Seattle, with similar events also being held around the country as part...
by Patient Power | 04/16/2009