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Melanoma is a type of skin cancer involving the pigment-containing cells. It is not infectious; it cannot be passed to another person by contact or through the air. However, a skin graft that includes melanoma cancer cells might result in the graft recipient getting melanoma.
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∙ 10y agoYes. An infectious disease is a disease resulting directly from a pathogen such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus.
Cancer is a result of our own cells multiplying out of control. Some cancers may occur as a secondary result of an infection, but most have other causes linked to genetics, diet, and exposure to toxins and radiation.
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What word is a synonym for the word melanoma?
Cancer. A melanoma is skin cancer.
Is malignant melanoma skin cancer derived from epithelial cells?
No, melanoma is skin cancer derived from melanocytes. Non-melanoma skin cancer is a malignant growth of the external surface or epithelial layer of the skin.
Is melanoma a drug?
No, melanoma is a form of skin cancer.
What is non-melanoma cancer?
Non-melanoma skin cancer is a malignant growth of the external surface or epithelial layer of the skin.
What is a form of skin cancer?
Melanoma
What organ system does melanoma affect?
Melanoma is a cancer of the skin. And the skin is technically a part of the integumentary system.
What is a malignant melanoma?
skin tumour/cancer
What is maligment melanoma?
Malignant (progressively worsening) Melanoma (tumor) is a type of skin cancer.
Which is the most dangerous type of skin cancer?
Melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer.
How did Rachmaninoff die?
He had a skin cancer. AKA melanoma.
Who founded melanoma skin cancer?
pelomnia mechalice
What is the most dangerous of skin cancer?
malignant melanoma
