…already spread. In some rare cases, a skin biopsy reveals metastasized melanoma, not a primary melanoma tumor. And in other…

What is Stage II Melanoma? In Stage II melanoma, the cancer cells are in both the first layer of skin—the epidermis—and the second layer of skin—the dermis. The…

…for AIM at Melanoma, the foundation her mother, Valerie Guild, founded after Charlie Guild—Sam Guild’s sister and Valerie Guild’s daughter—died of…

Without intervention today, the number of people affected by melanoma will skyrocket. The World Health Organization warns that new diagnoses…

…related to the original melanoma. This new melanoma is called a new primary melanoma. It is not uncommon to have…

Surgery to remove the tumor is the primary treatment of all stages of melanoma. A wide local excision is used…

…Read more Stage I Melanoma (localized tumor) In Stage I melanoma, there are cancer cells in both the epidermis and…

…nodes or distant sites (metastasis). Stage I melanoma is local melanoma, meaning it has not spread beyond the primary tumor.…

…melanoma’s most critical questions: Who will develop melanoma, and why? Whose melanomas will spread and become deadly? Which drugs will…

…family members can give melanoma patients a sense of control and make them feel more like themselves. It’s important to…