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Hoe melanoom ontstaat

Beschadiging van cellen

Melanoom begint in de melanocyten, de cellen die verantwoordelijk zijn voor het aanmaken van het huidpigment melanine in de diepste lagen van de huid. Wanneer deze cellen beschadigd raken, kunnen er veranderingen (mutaties) optreden en deze gemuteerde cellen kunnen zich vervolgens snel vermenigvuldigen en zo een tumor vormen die het omliggende weefsel bedreight.

In het geval van melanoom raken de cellen gewoonlijk beschadigd door UV-straling van de zon of door kunstmatige UV-straling zoals zonnebanken. Melanoom kan zich ontwikkelen uit bestaande moedervlekken of andere huidplekken, maar in de meeste gevallen ontstaan ze uit het ‘niets’.

Agressieve groei

Nieuw research van de Universiteit van Iowa (in het Engels) laat zien hoe agressief gemuteerde melanocyten kunnen groeien. In vergelijking met bijvoorbeeld borstkankercellen delen deze melanocyten zich veel sneller en vormen ze ook sneller ‘bruggen’ naar andere clusters van kankercellen om zo uiteindelijk een tumor te vormen. Lees ook: hoe ziet een normale moedervlek er uit?

Hoe een tumor zich door het lichaam verspreidt

Nadat een melanoom-tumor zich horizontaal door de bovenste lagen van de huid heeft verspreid, zal deze zich uitbreiden naar diepere huidlagen (de dermis in, de tweede huidlaag). Vervolgens breidt de tumor zich uit naar de bloedvaten en lymfevaten in de dermis. Zodra dit gebeurt, kunnen de kankercellen zich verspreiden door het lichaam en zich vastzetten op andere plekken zoals in de botten of organen. Lees ook: Verschillende moedervlekken en hoe je kunt zien of ze veilig zijn.

Het belang van vroegtijdige herkenning

Omdat melanoom-cellen zich zo snel ontwikkelen, is het mogelijk dat dat ziekte zich snel ontwikkelt en uitbreid, als deze niet vroegtijdig wordt herkend. Dit betekent normaalgesproken een slechtere prognose dan bij vroege ontdekking. Daarom is het belangrijk de waarschuwingssignalen te kennen en je huid regelmatig te controleren op veranderingen of nieuwe plekken. Als melanoom in een vroeg stadium wordt ontdekt, is het doorgaans goed te behandelen met een relatief eenvoudige ingreep. Echter, wanneer de kanker zich heeft uitgezaaid naar lymfevaten en organen is behandeling vele malen lastiger en intensiever.

Met SkinVision kun je je regelmatig controleren op een eenvoudige en veilige manier, waar en wanneer het jou uitkomt – of de huid van je gezin of vrienden. Begin vandaag nog met je eerste check (de eerste check wordt je gratis door ons aangeboden). Maak je regelmatig checks, doe dan mee aan het SkinHealth-programma voor onbeperkte checks.

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"SkinVision is my guardian angel. Without it, I wouldn’t know where I’d be today."
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"To others, I would like to say: ‘If you have a spot, even if you think it’s nothing, take a picture and send it in.’"
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"Today I am sharing my story because I want to encourage people to get their skin checked."
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"Just use the tool as soon as you think something might be wrong. It’s the first step to quickly seeking help if needed."
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"Just use the tool as soon as you think something might be wrong. It’s the first step to quickly seeking help if needed."
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"I asked my daughter to take a photo and send it to SkinVision. I received advice almost immediately to consult a doctor within four weeks."
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United Kingdom 🇬🇧

"The SkinVision app, I think, should be available to everybody. Especially these days with constraints on doctors’ time."
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