Melanoma |
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This article is a candidate for the Medicine Collaboration of the Week. Please visit that page to support or comment on the nomination. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. You can help Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Melanoma is a malignant tumor of melanocytes. Melanocytes predominantly occur in the skin but can be found elsewhere, especially the eye. The vast majority of melanomas originate in the skin. Melanomas are the most lethal form o ...
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Resources
- "Hidden" Melanomas (American Academy of Dermatology)
- ABCDs of Melanoma Detection (American Academy of Dermatology)
- About Choroidal Melanoma (Wilmer Eye Institute)
- American Academy of Dermatology
- American Cancer Society
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors (National Cancer Institute)
- Angiogenesis Inhibitors in the Treatment of Cancer
- Atypical Nevus (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Basic Information on Congenital Nevus or Moles (Nevus Network)
- Biological Therapies for Cancer
- Can Melanoma Be Prevented? (American Cancer Society)
- Cancer Genetics Overview (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Literature in PubMed (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Registries: The Foundation for Comprehensive Cancer Control (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Cancer Topic Searches: Cancer Genetics (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer Topic Searches: Skin Cancers and Melanoma (National Cancer Institute)
- Cancer.gov Dictionary (National Cancer Institute)
- Choose Your Cover: Protect the Skin you're In (Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, NCCDPHP, CDC)
- Choose Your Cover: Sun Exposure (Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, NCCDPHP, CDC)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Eye Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Melanoma (National Institutes of Health)
- Coping With Melanoma (Skin Cancer Foundation)
- Darker Side of Tanning, The (Center for Devices and Radiological Health)
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Melanoma (Office of Medical Applications of Research)
- Eye Cancer, Intraocular Melanoma (National Cancer Institute)
- Facts and Statistics about Skin Cancer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Find a Dermatologist (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Finding Cancer Statistics (National Cancer Institute)
- Frequently Asked Questions - Skin Cancer (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Genes and Disease: Malignant Melanoma (National Center for Biotechnology Information)
- Glossary (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Healthy Women: State Trends in Health and Mortality (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- How is Melanoma Staged? (American Cancer Society)
- Individuals' Risk of Melanoma Increases with Time Outdoors, Especially in High-Sunlight Areas (National Cancer Institute)
- Indoor Tanning (Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission)
- Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
- Intraocular (Eye) Melanoma (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Locate a Skin Cancer Screening Facility near You (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Low-Dose Interferon Doesn't Help High-Risk Melanoma Patients (American Cancer Society)
- Malignant Melanoma (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Melanoma (Cleveland Clinic)
- Melanoma (National Institutes of Health)
- Melanoma (Cleveland Clinic)
- Melanoma (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Melanoma (Google Health)
- Melanoma (Medline Plus)
- Melanoma (MayoClinic)
- Melanoma (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Melanoma (PDQ®): Tratamiento (National Cancer Institute)
- Melanoma Cancer Questionnaire (Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention)
- Melanoma on the Rise in Teens and Young Adults (Cleveland Clinic)
- Melanoma Patients' Information Page (Melanoma Research Foundation, The)
- Melanoma Research Funding Opportunities (National Cancer Institute)
- Melanoma Research Projects (National Cancer Institute)
- Melanoma Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Melanoma Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
- Melanoma Trial Results (National Cancer Institute)
- Melanoma [Interactive Tutorial] (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
- Melanoma: Can It Occur in Sun-Protected Areas of the Body? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Melanoma: What to Look for (Skin Cancer Foundation)
- MelanomaTreatment - Patients (National Cancer Institute)
- Metastatic Cancer: Questions and Answers
- National Cancer Institute
- NCI Designated Cancer Centers (National Cancer Institute)
- New Treatments on Horizon for Melanoma (American Cancer Society)
- PDQ-Tratamiento-Pacientes: Melanoma Intraocular (National Cancer Institute)
- PDQ-Treatment-Patients: Intraocular Melanoma (National Cancer Institute)
- PDQ-Treatment-Patients: Melanoma (National Cancer Institute)
- Preguntas y respuestas acerca del cáncer metastásico
- Protecting Kids From the Sun (Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission)
- Q&A: Of Moles and Melanoma (Cleveland Clinic)
- Researchers Shut Off Immune Cell Inhibition, Causing Tumor Shrinkage and Autoimmunity in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma (National Cancer Institute)
- Risk of Melanoma Increases with Time Outdoors (National Cancer Institute)
- Safer Sunning in Seven Steps (Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,)
- Search for Clinical Trials (National Cancer Institute)
- Search: Cancer Genetics Services Directory (National Cancer Institute)
- SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1973-1999: Melanomas of Skin (National Cancer Institute)
- SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2000: Melanoma of the Skin (National Cancer Institute) - Links to PDF File
- Self-Examination for Melanoma (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Siete Faciles Pasos Para Recibir El Sol Sin Peligro (Office of Consumer Affairs, OEA, FDA,)
- Skin Cancer (Cleveland Clinic)
- Skin Cancer (PDQ): Screening (National Cancer Institute)
- Skin Cancer Foundation
- Skin Cancer Home Page (National Cancer Institute)
- Skin Cancer: Prevention (National Cancer Institute)
- Skin CancerPrevention - Patients (National Cancer Institute)
- Skin Lesions (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Skin SPOREs (National Cancer Institute)
- State of the Science: Melanoma Meeting (National Cancer Institute)
- Sun Safety: Health Effects of UV Radiation (Environmental Health Center, NSC)
- Sun Safety: Preventing Harmful Effects of the Sun (Environmental Health Center, NSC)
- Sun Safety: Risks from Overexposure to UV Radiation (Environmental Health Center, NSC)
- Sun-Protection Behaviors Used by Adults for Their Children -- United States, 1997 (Epidemiology Program Office, CDC, OPHS, HHS)
- Sunscreen Use and Melanoma (American College of Physicians)
- Sunscreens (Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission)
- Sunscreens, Tanning Products, and Sun Safety (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, OPHS, HHS)
- Targeted Cancer Therapies: Questions and Answers
- Tumor Grade: Questions and Answers
- Tumor Markers
- Understanding Cancer Statistics (National Cancer Institute)
- Understanding Gene Testing (National Cancer Institute)
- What Are The Key Statistics for Melanoma Skin Cancer? (American Cancer Society)
- What Are The Risk Factors for Melanoma? (American Cancer Society)
- What Happens After Treatment for Melanoma? (American Cancer Society)
- What Is the UV Index? (Environmental Health Center, NSC)
- What You Need To Know About Melanoma (National Cancer Institute)
- What You Need To Know About Melanoma (National Cancer Institute)
- What You Need to Know about Melanoma (Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS)
- What You Need To Know About Moles (National Cancer Institute)
- What You Need to Know about Moles and Dysplastic Nevi (National Cancer Institute)
- What You Need To Know About Moles and Dysplastic Nevi (National Cancer Institute)
- What You Need To Know Aboutâ„¢ Moles and Dysplastic Nevi (Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS)
- What You Need To Know Aboutâ„¢ Skin Cancer (Cancer Information Service, NCI, NIH, HHS)

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