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Melanoma - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Melanoma, another type of skin cancer, comes from the pigment cells, called melanocytes. Melanoma happens when something changes healthy melanocytes into cancer cells. Melanocytes are skin cells that make pigment that gives skin its color.

Melanoma: Symptoms, Staging, Treatment, and More - Healthline
Melanoma is a specific kind of skin cancer. It begins in skin cells called melanocytes. Melanocytes produce melanin, the substance that gives your skin color. Only about 1% of skin cancers are...

Melanoma: Symptoms, Staging & Treatment - Cleveland Clinic
Melanoma comes from skin cells called melanocytes. These cells produce melanin, the dark pigment that gives skin its color. Most melanomas are black or brown in color, but some are pink, red, purple or skin-colored. About 30% of melanomas begin in existing moles, but the rest start in normal skin.

Melanoma - Wikipedia
Melanoma is frequently referred to as malignant melanoma. However, the medical community stresses that there is no such thing as a 'benign melanoma' and recommends that the term 'malignant melanoma' should be avoided as redundant.

Melanoma - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic
Treatment for melanoma usually includes surgery to remove the melanoma. A very thin melanoma may be removed entirely during the biopsy and require no further treatment. Otherwise, your surgeon will remove the cancer as well as some of the healthy tissue around it.

Skin cancer types: Melanoma Signs and symptoms - American Academy of ...
Melanoma is a skin cancer that can show up on the skin in many ways. Learn the signs and symptoms of melanoma skin cancer.

Melanoma Skin Cancer | Understanding Melanoma - American Cancer Society
If you have melanoma or are close to someone who does, knowing what to expect can help you cope. Here you can find out all about melanoma, including risk factors, symptoms, how it is found, and how it is treated.

Melanoma Overview - The Skin Cancer Foundation
Get the facts about melanoma, a dangerous form of skin cancer. Learn more about melanoma types, risk factors, warning signs and treatment.

What Is Melanoma Skin Cancer? - American Cancer Society
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that develops when melanocytes (the cells that give the skin its tan or brown color) start to grow out of control. Melanoma is much less common than some other types of skin cancers.

Melanoma - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Melanoma is a type of cancer that usually begins in the skin. Specifically, it begins in cells called melanocytes. These are cells that produce melanin. Melanin is the pigment that gives skin, hair, and eyes their color. Melanoma is among the most serious forms of skin cancer.

 

 

 

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