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Melanoma

Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. Often the first sign of melanoma is a change in the size, shape, color, or feel of a mole. Most melanomas have a black or black-blue area. Melanoma may also appear as a new mole. It may be black, abnormal, or "ugly looking."

Thinking of "ABCDE" can help you remember what to watch for:

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  1. Melanoma (National Library of Medicine)  
    Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. Often the first sign of melanoma is a change in the size, shape, color, or feel of a mole. Most melanomas have a black or black-blue area. Melanoma ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/melanoma.html - Health Topics
  2. Melanoma 
    Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer. It is also the rarest. It is the ... Melanoma is caused by changes (mutations) in skin cells called melanocytes. These cells make a skin color ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000850.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Melanoma of the eye 
    Melanoma of the eye is cancer that occurs in various parts of the eye. ... Melanoma is a very aggressive type of cancer that can spread rapidly. It usually is a type ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001022.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Melanoma 
    Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that begins in pigment-producing cells called melanocytes. This cancer ... in men and on the legs in women. Melanoma usually occurs on the skin (cutaneous melanoma), but ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/melanoma - Genetics
  5. Eye Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... The most common intraocular cancers in adults are melanoma and lymphoma. The most common eye cancer in ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/eyecancer.html - Health Topics
  6. General Information about Melanoma From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Melanoma treatment options include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. Learn more about the diagnosis and treatment ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/types/skin/patient/melanoma-treatment-pdq#_67 - External Health Links
  7. Stages of Melanoma From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Melanoma/Diagnosis and Tests ... Melanoma ... Melanoma treatment options include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/types/skin/patient/melanoma-treatment-pdq#_96 - External Health Links
  8. Childhood Intraocular (Uveal) Melanoma Treatment From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Melanoma/Children ... Melanoma ... Eye Cancer/Children ... Eye Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... Childhood intraocular melanoma treatment includes surgery, radiation therapy, ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../child-intraocular-melanoma-treatment-pdq - External Health Links
  9. Stages of Intraocular (Uveal) Melanoma From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Eye Cancer/Diagnosis and Tests ... Eye Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... There are different types of treatment for intraocular melanoma. The most common treatment ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../intraocular-melanoma-treatment-pdq#_19 - External Health Links
  10. Treatment Option Overview (Melanoma) From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Melanoma/Treatments and Therapies ... Melanoma ... National Cancer Institute ... Melanoma treatment options include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, ...
    https://www.cancer.gov/.../skin/patient/melanoma-treatment-pdq#_135 - External Health Links
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