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where does melanoma occur
Melanoma

Where does melanoma occur?

Melanoma is the rarest yet deadliest form of skin cancer, accounting for a large majority of skin cancer deaths. If caught early, melanoma is usually easy to treat with a minor surgery. The key is knowing the warning signs and where to look before it spreads.

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melanoma most common
Melanoma

Men and women: Where is melanoma most common?

With skin cancer on the rise for decades, it’s very important to be aware of the possible risks – and also how to spot these risks. When you start to take a close look at your body, you’ll notice that it’s not that easy to monitor your skin. With the SkinVision app, we give you a tool that helps you to do this.

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how melanoma is diagnosed
Melanoma

How melanoma is diagnosed

Doctors often get asked how melanoma is diagnosed. Before a biopsy or a physical exam, they will typically ask about your symptoms. They might ask you when your mole or growth first appeared if it is bleeding, oozing, crusting or painful, or if it has evolved or changed over time.

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what is melanoma
Melanoma

What does a melanoma look like?

Most of us who spent a childhood in the sun will be aware that those benign moles we have on our skin may, one day, transform into cancerous melanomas. But what should we be on the lookout for and how can we tell when a mole is actually dangerous? In other words, what does a melanoma look like and how can we work out when a visit to the doctor is needed?

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Early melanoma detection

Early melanoma detection means that it is almost always curable using surgery.

Prognosis improves the earlier melanoma detection occurs. This means that if you check your moles regularly and go to the doctor or dermatologist as soon as you notice any changes, you will be able to spot and get rid of melanoma quickly.

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Skin Moles
Melanoma

Detection of skin melanoma

Skin cancer, including melanoma, is the most common form of cancer and affects millions each year. If detected early, however, it is also one of the easiest to treat and cure. Undetected and untreated, a skin melanoma will spread rapidly and lead to secondary malignant tumors elsewhere. Easy to say, the detection of skin melanoma is important.

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melanoma development
Melanoma

About melanoma development

Of the three types of skin cancers that you can develop, melanomas are the most dangerous, but also the rarest. If you develop one, it is because the DNA of your skin has been damaged and is unable to repair itself. The unrepaired skin cells mutate and multiply rapidly leading to malignant tumours. But that’s not all about melanoma development.

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