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Melanoma
(DR007)
Introduction
Melanoma (also called malignant melanoma or cutaneous melanoma) accounts for
only about 4% of all cases of skin cancer, but causes 79% of deaths from skin
cancer. The American Cancer Society predicts 47,700 new cases of melanoma will
occur in the United States in the year 2000.
It is well known that solar
radiation leads to the development of skin cancers. When sunlight penetrates the
top layers of the skin, ultraviolet (UVA or UVB) radiation damages the DNA
inside skin cells.
The incidence of melanoma has increased over the past
several decades from a 1:1,500 lifetime risk in 1935 to a 1:75 lifetime risk in
2000. While the cause of this is not known, it is known that depletion of the
ozone layer in the upper atmosphere has increased the amount of damaging
ultraviolet radiation that reaches the earth.
Prevention is the most
important aspect of care. Education regarding protection from sun exposure is
the best method to prevent the development of skin cancers.
Once melanoma
has developed, early detection and treatment are key to a successful outcome.
Melanoma is almost always curable in its early stages.
Treatment may
include a combination of Surgery, Chemotherapy, Chemotherapeutic Regional
Perfusion, Radiation Therapy, Immunotherapy, and Chemoimmunotherapy.
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Guide
The Medifocus Guide on Melanoma provides answers to the following important
questions and medical issues:
- What are the most common symptoms of melanoma?
- Are there any recognized risk factors for developing melanoma?
- What kinds of medical tests are used to establish the diagnosis of
melanoma?
- What is the current standard of care for the treatment of melanoma?
- What treatment options are available for the management of melanoma?
- Are there any promising new developments or potential breakthroughs in
treatment?
- Who are the most notable medical authorities who specialize in
melanoma?
- Where are the leading hospitals and centers of research for melanoma?
- What are the most important questions to ask my doctor about
melanoma?
What Your Doctor Reads:
This MediFocus Guide contains an extensive listing of citations and
abstracts of recent journal articles that have been published about this
condition in trustworthy medical journals. This is the same type of information
that is available to physicians and other health care professionals. A partial
selection of journal articles that are abstracted in this MediFocus Guide
includes:
- Serological markers for melanoma.
British Journal of Dermatology.
2000
- Problematic pigmented lesions: approach to diagnosis.
Journal of
Clinical Pathology. 2000
- Do high factor sunscreens offer protection from melanoma?.
Western
Journal of Medicine. 2000
- The state-of-the-art in chemoprevention of skin cancer.
European
Journal of Cancer. 2000
- Tumour suppressor genes.
Clinical & Experimental Dermatology.
2000
- Cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck: advances in evaluation and
treatment.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 2000
- Natural and induced human antibody response to cancer.
Cancer
Investigation. 2000
- Update on familial cancer syndromes and the skin.
Journal of the
American Academy of Dermatology. 2000
- Melanoma in children.
Cutis. 2000
- Sentinel lymph node mapping for patients with cutaneous and conjunctival
malignant melanoma.
Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery.
2000
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them make informed health-care decisions. That's why we've developed the
MediFocus Guides...the most advanced and trustworthy patient research
guides for over 200 chronic and life-threatening conditions. Each MediFocus
Guide includes a detailed overview of the condition including information
about diagnosis, treatment options, cutting-edge research, and new developments;
excerpts of important journal articles from the current medical literature
focusing on standard treatments and treatment options; a directory of leading
authors and medical institutions who specialize in the treatment of the
condition; and a listing of organizations and support groups where you can
obtain additional information about the illness.
MediFocus Guides
are the perfect solution for consumers who wish to gain an in-depth
understanding of their medical issue and avail themselves of the same type of
professional level medical information that is used by physicians and other
health-care professionals to help then in the clinical decision making process. Medifocus:
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Melanoma (also called malignant melanoma or cutaneous melanoma) accounts for only about 4% of all cases of skin cancer, but causes 79% of deaths from skin cancer. The American Cancer Society predicts 47,700 new cases of melanoma will occur in the United States in the year 2000.
It is well known that solar radiation leads to the development of skin cancers. When sunlight penetrates the top layers of the skin, ultraviolet (UVA or UVB) radiation damages the DNA inside skin cells.
The incidence of melanoma has increased over the past several decades from a 1:1,500 lifetime risk in 1935 to a 1:75 lifetime risk in 2000. While the cause of this is not known, it is known that depletion of the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere has increased the amount of damaging ultraviolet radiation that reaches the earth.
Prevention is the most important aspect of care. Education regarding protection from sun exposure is the best method to prevent the development of skin cancers.
Once melanoma has developed, early detection and treatment are key to a successful outcome. Melanoma is almost always curable in its early stages.
Treatment may include a combination of Surgery, Chemotherapy, Chemotherapeutic Regional Perfusion, Radiation Therapy, Immunotherapy, and Chemoimmunotherapy.
The Medifocus Guide on Melanoma provides answers to the following important questions and medical issues:
- What are the most common symptoms of melanoma?
- Are there any recognized risk factors for developing melanoma?
- What kinds of medical tests are used to establish the diagnosis of
melanoma?
- What is the current standard of care for the treatment of melanoma?
- What treatment options are available for the management of melanoma?
- Are there any promising new developments or potential breakthroughs in
treatment?
- Who are the most notable medical authorities who specialize in
melanoma?
- Where are the leading hospitals and centers of research for melanoma?
- What are the most important questions to ask my doctor about
melanoma?
This MediFocus Guide contains an extensive listing of citations and abstracts of recent journal articles that have been published about this condition in trustworthy medical journals. This is the same type of information that is available to physicians and other health care professionals. A partial selection of journal articles that are abstracted in this MediFocus Guide includes:
- Serological markers for melanoma.
British Journal of Dermatology. 2000 - Problematic pigmented lesions: approach to diagnosis.
Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2000 - Do high factor sunscreens offer protection from melanoma?.
Western Journal of Medicine. 2000 - The state-of-the-art in chemoprevention of skin cancer.
European Journal of Cancer. 2000 - Tumour suppressor genes.
Clinical & Experimental Dermatology. 2000 - Cutaneous melanoma of the head and neck: advances in evaluation and
treatment.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 2000 - Natural and induced human antibody response to cancer.
Cancer Investigation. 2000 - Update on familial cancer syndromes and the skin.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 2000 - Melanoma in children.
Cutis. 2000 - Sentinel lymph node mapping for patients with cutaneous and conjunctival
malignant melanoma.
Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 2000
MediFocus.com understands that consumers who are facing serious medical issues need access to credible, up-to-date medical information to help them make informed health-care decisions. That's why we've developed the MediFocus Guides...the most advanced and trustworthy patient research guides for over 200 chronic and life-threatening conditions. Each MediFocus Guide includes a detailed overview of the condition including information about diagnosis, treatment options, cutting-edge research, and new developments; excerpts of important journal articles from the current medical literature focusing on standard treatments and treatment options; a directory of leading authors and medical institutions who specialize in the treatment of the condition; and a listing of organizations and support groups where you can obtain additional information about the illness.
MediFocus Guides are the perfect solution for consumers who wish to gain an in-depth understanding of their medical issue and avail themselves of the same type of professional level medical information that is used by physicians and other health-care professionals to help then in the clinical decision making process.
Get
more data on this topic.© Copyright 2000-2001 Medifocus.com, Inc. All rights reserved.
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