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Melanoma
Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes which are found predominantly in skin. While melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer, it is nearly 100% curable if it is treated early. The primary risk factors are sun exposure, number of moles, skin type and genetics.
Fast Facts:
- Around 160,000 new cases of melanoma are diagnosed worldwide each year.
- More frequent in males and Caucasians.
- Most melanomas are black or brown, but some are skin-colored, pink, red, purple, blue, or white.
- Individuals with atypical moles and familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome (FAMMM) are at the greatest risk of developing melanoma.
- An alteration in a recently discovered gene, BRAF, may play a part in causing melanoma.
The Top 10 Resources on Melanoma
Selected by our Guides and Physician Review Team.
- National Cancer Institute (NCI): Melanoma Home Page | What You Need To Know About Melanoma
- American Cancer Society (ACS): Overview: Skin Cancer - Melanoma
- WebMD: WebMD Melanoma/Skin Cancer Health Center
- The Skin Cancer Foundation (SCF): Melanoma
- American Academy of Dermatology (AAD): Malignant Melanoma
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Latest Headlines on Melanoma
What is Melanoma?
- Wikipedia: Melanoma Article
- Melanoma.com: What is Melanoma?
- SCF: What is Melanoma?
- AAD: What is Malignant Melanoma?
- ACS: What Is Melanoma?
- Healthination Video: Skin Cancer and Your Skin
- MedlinePlus: Melanoma Interactive Tutorial
What Are The Symptoms of Melanoma?
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Melanoma
- About.com: Signs and Symptoms of Melanoma
- Mayo Clinic: Melanoma: Signs and Symptoms
- eHow: How to Learn About the Skin Cancer Diagnosis Process
- YouTube: Skin Cancer (Melanoma) Public Service Announcement
- FamilyDoctor: What Does a Melanoma Look Like?
Images of Melanoma?
- Flickr: Images for Diagnosing Melanoma
- WikiHow: How To Check for Skin Cancer
- VisualDxHealth: Melanoma: Information for Adults
- DermNet NZ: Melanoma: Images
What Are The Causes and Complications of Melanoma?
- Melanoma Molecular Map Project: Risk Factors
- ACS: What Are The Risk Factors for Melanoma? | Do We Know What Causes Melanoma?
- DermatologyChannel: Melanoma Causes
- WebMD: Causes of Skin Cancer and Melanoma
- Dr. Melissa Stoppler Health Tips Blog: A Tanning Booth Misadventure
What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Melanoma?
- SCF: Types of Melanoma | The Stages of Melanoma
- NCI: Stages of Melanoma
- ACS: After the Tests: Staging | How Is Melanoma Skin Cancer Staged?
- DermatologyChannel: Melanoma Types
- WrongDiagnosis: Statistics about Melanoma
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Melanoma?
- Melanoma.com: Treatments
- WebMD: Treatment of Melanoma in Primary and Advanced Stages
- SCF: Melanoma Treatments
- NCI: Melanoma: Treatment | Treatment Options by Stage
- ACS: How Is Melanoma Skin Cancer Treated?
- National Comprehensive Cancer Network: Types of Treatment for Melanoma
- eHow: How To Prepare for Skin Cancer Treatments
- SkinCancerConnection Video: Shocking Away Melanoma | Light To Prevent Cancer | Breakthrough For Skin Cancer
- YouTube: Melanoma Diagnosis and Treatment
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Melanoma?
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Complementary & Alternative Melanoma Cancer Treatment Options
- ACS: Skin Cancer - Melanoma: Complementary and Alternative Therapies
- Acupuncture.com: The Value of Herbs in the Treatment of Cancer
- YouTube: Metastasized Melanoma Cancer Treatment Results After Being Treated with Alternative Complementary and Holistic Health Care
How Do You Prevent Melanoma?
- WebMD: Skin Cancer and Melanoma Prevention
- Mayo Clinic: Melanoma Prevention
- Melanoma.com: Prevention Information
- ACS: Can Melanoma Skin Cancer Be Prevented?
- Healthination Video: Skin Cancer Prevention and Treatment
Wisdom, Stories and Blogs about Melanoma
- Miss Melanoma: The Official Site For the Fun Side of Cancer
- Interferon Experience: My Experience as a Melanoma Survivor
- Fun with Melanoma: Erik's Journal: Surviving Melanoma
- John's Personal Melanoma Blog: Stage 3a Melanoma Patient Chronicles His Journey
- Living With Melanoma Blog: Fighting To Squeeze Every Last Ounce of Time Out of Life
- National Public Radio: My Cancer: Journalist Leroy Sievers Writes a Daily Blog About Life With Cancer
- Healthination Video: True Life Story of Curt Schilling's Wife Shonda
- Carver's Sight or Is That Site?: My Melanoma Diagnosis and More
- Personal Melanoma Blog: Carm's experience of diagnosis, treatment and recovery
- Melanoma Warrior: Personal Journal About Melanoma Recovery
- The Melanoma Blog: Dr. Lynn Spitler on Melanoma News & Notes
- Flickr: Thought It Was Melanoma...It Was Benign Dermatofibroma
Foundations and Support Groups on Melanoma
- American Melanoma Foundation (AMF): Patient Support
- Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF): Supporting Medical Research for Finding Effective Treatments and a Cure for Melanoma
- Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation: Educating the Public on Sun Safety and the Prevention and Early Detection of Skin Cancer, Especially Melanoma
- Melanoma Education Foundation (MEF): Saving Lives Through Education
- Live, Love, & Laugh: Metastatic Melanoma Foundation
- James A. Schlipmann Melanoma Cancer Foundation: Committed to Finding a Cure
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Melanoma
- HealthBoards: Cancer: Skin Message Board
- eHealth Forum: Skin Cancer Forum
- Topix: Skin Cancer Forum
- WebMD Forums: Coping With Cancer Support Forum with Lynn Dworzanin, RN | Skin Care: Share Your Tips
- Yahoo Groups: Dealing with Melanoma
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Melanoma
- Journal of the American Medical Association: Melanoma Articles
- Google Scholar Search: Melanoma Articles
- PubMed Central: Melanoma Archives
Clinical Trials on Melanoma
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Melanoma Studies
- Center Watch Search: Melanoma Clinical Trials
Related Conditions/Searches
- Skin Cancer
- Sunburn
- Genetics of Melanoma
- Live Love and Laugh
- Superficial Spreading Melanoma
- Nodular Melanoma
- Acral Lentigous Melanoma
- Lentigo Maligna Melanoma
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: Unity
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Jul. 1, 2009
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- Contributor: Unity
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Liveloveandlaugh, What is melanoma, Malignant Melanoma
- Last update: Jul. 1, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
