Melanoma is also called malignant melanoma or cutaneous melanoma. When people receive a melanoma diagnosis in the early stages, they mostly respond well to treatment. But when not caught early ...

The clinical approach, epidemiology, diagnostic procedures, and management, along with followup of superficial spreading malignant melanoma are discussed. A 45-year-old Caucasian female presented ...

A recent study reveals that tumour upstaging in invasive melanoma occurs in 9.4% of cases and significantly worsens survival ...

Later stage cancer means the cancer has spread to distant tissues and organs, which makes it harder to remove and treat. Treatments for all types of skin cancer can vary individually but may ...

Melanoma in situ (MIS), also called stage 0 melanoma, is the earliest stage of melanoma, when the cancer is confined to the outermost layer of skin. Most melanomas affect the skin, but they can ...

Holly Bedford, from Torquay, was diagnosed with malignant melanoma — one of ... cancer had returned and she was diagnosed with stage four melanoma, meaning it had spread to three other parts ...

BBC journalist Sarah Lee was diagnosed with stage three malignant melanoma in January, five months after three different doctors had dismissed her concerns about a new mole on her scalp.

A Taylor Mill man who was diagnosed with a rare tumor was told he had just months to live. Now, Jesse Brewer has beaten the odds and is cancer free. In the months leading up to his diagnosis, Jesse ...