Where on the Body Most Fatal Melanomas Are Located
A study involving over 51,700 melanoma patients revealed that two particular locations on the body are more likely to have a fatal melanoma. […]
Big Toenail Has Vertical Light Brown Line: Melanoma?
Yes, the light brown vertical line on your big toenail CAN be melanoma, says a dermatologist. So let’s say that you just noticed a light brown vertical line on your big toenail (or any nail, [...]
Can You Tell if a Normal Looking Mole is Melanoma?
Find out if it’s possible to identify melanoma when the “mole” still looks normal. What if you have melanoma, but a close look with your, or your dermatologist’s, naked eye easily misses it because it’s [...]
Sun Spots on Skin vs. Age Spots
Is a sun spot actually an age spot or what? And don't assume that only "old" people get age spots; they can begin in middle age. “Sun spots and age spots are the same thing, [...]
Melanoma: How Not to Let This Deadly Skin Cancer Get Past You
There’s a disturbing case of a young woman who let melanoma skin cancer get past her, and as a result, she died. But it didn’t have to be this way. Melanoma kills about 10,000 Americans [...]
Atypical Melanocytic Hyperplasia vs. In Situ Melanoma
Are atypical melanocytic hyperplasia and in situ melanoma one and the same? “Yes, I consider them the same thing; it all depends who is reading the slides,” says Dr. David Rahimi, MD, F.A.A.D., board-certified dermatologist [...]
Can Itching Be the ONLY Symptom of Melanoma?
Perhaps you already know that an itching mole is a possible symptom of melanoma. But what most medical sites do not say is whether or not this itching is almost always, or usually, or sometimes [...]
Is There a Way to Detect Melanoma Extremely Early?
There IS a way to detect and diagnose melanoma when it's in a very early stage -- and hence, highly curable with an excellent 10-year survival rate. Just how early can melanoma be detected? First [...]
Suspicious Mole? Get Biopsy; Don’t Rely on Handheld Lenses
Only a biopsy has the final word on whether or not a worrisome mole contains melanoma cells or is entirely a melanoma. That suspicious mole should be biopsied, even if your dermatologist says it “probably [...]
Mole Mapping at Home: Melanoma Screening Techniques
Learn how to produce a very reliable mole map at home for melanoma screening. I have been “mole mapping” for three years and have learned along the way some excellent mapping techniques, for melanoma screening. The [...]
Digital Dermoscopy for Melanoma Detection: First Person Account
I underwent serial digital dermoscopy at University of Colorado Hospital, and here’s what it’s like. I finally decided to have serial digital dermoscopy done for melanoma screening, something I’ve been putting off for several years. [...]
Why Is Melanoma Survival Rate Higher for Stage 0 vs. Stage 1?
What’s different in the stage 0 melanoma patient than the stage 1 patient such that 10-year survival rate is higher? The earlier that melanoma is caught (or staged), the higher the survival rate when projected [...]