Melanoma Isn’t Always Just in Moles...Mucosal melanoma is a rare but aggressive melanoma of the mucous membranes....reactions3comments
Lesser Known Skin Cancers: Ocular Melanoma...When you think of melanoma, you probably think of cutaneous melanoma (melanoma of the skin)....reactionscomments
Recurring Vigilance...After my fifth melanoma diagnosis, one of my dermatologists jokingly called me a 'melanoma factory'....reactions8comments
The Main Types of Melanoma...A subtype of acral lentiginous melanoma is called subungual melanoma. This is melanoma that develops under the nail....
Melanoma Recurrence...Melanoma that occurs after treatment is considered either recurrent melanoma or a new primary melanoma....reactionscomments
Why Don't We Treat Melanoma with SRT?...Radiation therapists like me claim that "superficial radiation therapy for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancers," but why just non-melanoma?...reactions1comment
What Does Melanoma Look Like?...Each type of melanoma has a different appearance. Superficial spreading melanoma is the most common type of melanoma....
What are Clark Levels?...When melanoma is detected and treated early, it is almost always curable....reactionscomments
7 Spots Melanoma May Be Hiding...., and melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer....reactions8comments
What Is Acral Melanoma?...It is the least common type of melanoma. ALM is often called acral melanoma....reactions1comment
What Is Melanoma?...There are about 87,000 cases of melanoma each year. It is far less common than non-melanoma skin cancer....
More Than Meets the Eye...Inspect, evaluate, determine: these are words that come to mind when self-checking for melanoma....reactionscomments
Look Here: Where Melanomas Most Often Occur...The researchers reviewed 38 previously published studies that included more than 20,000 cases of melanoma....reactionscomments
Melanoma of the Nails...It’s rare, but “subungual melanoma” (melanoma of the nails) accounts for approximately 2% of all melanoma cases....reactions8comments
Cutless Biopsies...If a melanoma is found, a shave or punch biopsy is then conducted to confirm....reactionscomments
Warrior Versus Worrier — Lifting Up and Letting Go...The day after my excision, I “attended” a virtual symposium on "living with melanoma" sponsored by AIM at Melanoma....reactionscomments
For Richer or For Poorer?...According to the article, past melanoma patients are more at risk for future melanomas and their prognoses are worse with...reactionscomments
