By now most of you have heard about the US Iraq war veteran, Marine Corps Sgt. Carmelo Rodriguez, who died from melanoma at 29-years old. Continue reading The Tragic Death of a Marine from Melanoma
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Here is an excellent melanoma skin cancer website for patients as well as physicians. It provides good information about risk factors, moles and nevi, development of melanoma, diagnosis, staging, and treatment. See also: Think that mole is too small to be a melanoma? Think again. How far away is your dermatologist? Farther distances lead to thicker melanomas. Is it normal . . . → Read More: Melanoma Skin Cancer Website A common screening measure for determining if a mole is skin cancer is if the size is larger than 6 mm in diameter. This corresponds to the size of a pencil eraser. However, new research has shown that at least in one study 55% of the melanomas were actually smaller than 6 mm in diameter. Although the . . . → Read More: Too Small to Be a Melanoma? Think Again. How far away is your dermatologist? A recent study from the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill published in the Archives of Dermatology showed that the farther a patient had to drive to get to a dermatologist, the thicker the melanoma at the time of diagnosis. They reviewed 615 cases of melanoma from patients in 42 counties . . . → Read More: Farther Distances Lead to Thicker Melanomas It is a widely held belief that moles or nevi change during pregnancy. However, there is no convincing evidence to support this. There are many changes that happen to a woman’s skin when she is pregnant. She may develop melasma, brown splotches on her face, or linea nigra, brown pigmentation on her belly. She may also . . . → Read More: Skin Care Myths: It’s Normal for Moles to Change During Pregnancy |
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