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If you suspect you have melanoma, see a doctor as soon as possible.
Devin Kling
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∙ 11y agoMelanoma can be found wherever there are melanocytes. These make the pigment melanin. They look like moles. There are several indications. There is a good way to remember them:
A: asymmetry
B: borders (irregular)
C: color (various, in one)
D: diameter (size eraser on your pencil)
E: evolving (growing)
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∙ 10y agoThe first indication of melanoma is the appearance of a spot on the skin. This could be a new spot, or a spot or mole that was always present which has changed in some way.
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∙ 12y agoMelanoma is malignant changes in a mole. Things to look out for is change in size and color, scaling or crusting, itching and ulcerating of any pigmented lesion in the skin.
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What are 3 statistical points about melanoma?
i dont really know sorry
What is the transmission of melanoma?
Melanoma is a non-communicable disease and is not transmitted as an infectious disease is. It is the spreading of the disease.
Is melanoma a drug?
No, melanoma is a form of skin cancer.
What is melanoma of the iris?
Melanoma of the iris is cancer of the eye.
When was Melanoma Research created?
Melanoma Research was created in 1991.
Is melanoma dominant or recessive?
is malignant melanoma dominant or recessive
Can Africans get melanoma?
everyone can get melanoma1 out of 3 people can get melanoma
What are the stages of melanoma and what diet to prevent it?
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
What word is a synonym for the word melanoma?
Cancer. A melanoma is skin cancer.
Which among them has the poorest prognosis freckles vitiligo melanoma albinism?
Melanoma
What is the most common form of malignant melanoma in African Americans?
The most common form of melanoma in African Americans is acral lentiginous melanoma.
What is the scientific name for melanoma?
Melanoma malignum - the name is proposed by R.Corwell at 1888.
