These sites contain relevant information on the effects of diet on melanoma. www.mpip.org/articles/DietMelanoma4.htm www.cancercare.org/publications/132-treatment_update_melanoma www.foundhealth.com/melanoma/diet
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Yes, the ketogenic diet (which is a low-carbohydrate, high-fat, adequate-protein diet) has been used for many years to successfully treat epilepsy.
hairy cell leukemia, malignant melanoma, and Kaposi's sarcoma, which is a type of cancer associated with HIV infection
The Clark scale looks at how deeply the melanoma has gone into the different layers of the skin The Breslow scale measures the thickness of the melanoma in the skin TNM staging of melanoma describes the thickness of the melanoma and whether there is any spread to lymph nodes or other parts of the body Number stages of melanoma group together the depth of the melanoma and the TNM staging in a simpler way
Treatment for those patients who present with or go on to develop systemic disease usually fails; melanoma that has metastasized to the brain is particularly difficult to treat.
Radiation therapy is typically used for malignant melanoma patients in later stages of the disease (stage III or IV). It may be used to shrink tumors, relieve symptoms, or treat specific areas of metastasis.
Melanoma is a malignant skin tumor. It produces melanin, a dark pigment, which colours the skin dark. Melanoma is not really used for anything, as it would be considered dangerous and unhealthy.
If you are not eating properly and, as a result, your heath declines, then that could affect the advancement of melanoma. Your body needs to be strong to fight the disease, not weakened by poor nutrition.
The development of new drugs to treat melanoma depends on a better understanding of the complex processes involved in apoptosis.
This section of the eMedTV library compares the various melanoma stages. The stages range from 0 to IV and also include recurrent melanoma. They vary in size.
A well balanced diet is recommended to increase overall energy
If you catch the melanoma before it spreads to organs, it can usually be cleared by surgery. The infected tissue will be removed, and any infected lymph nodes will be removed. If it has spread to organs, you're going to see more of the classic cancer treatments used, such as Chemotherapy, Immunotherapy, and Radiation Therapy. As far as cancer goes, Melanoma is a relatively easy one to treat if caught early, due to the fact that it presents on the skin and is visible.