Melanoma
Skin Cancer in its Deadliest Form
What is Skin Cancer?
What are the Symptoms? How does it Impact the People it Affects?
- Asymmetry (uneven shape of a mole)
- Border (The border of the mole is irregular)
- Color ( The color is outside the normal brown/tan, Ex. red, white)
- Diameter (If the diameter is larger than 6-7mm)
- Evolution (the overall change in the mole)
Just like with any cancer, your whole life is turned upside down. People with cancer may begin to feel emotional changes when they begin their treatment, during and after the process. The American Cancer Society states that even their normal daily life will be drastically affected by their treatment. If they have children, they might need an extra hand to take care of them because they can't beat this cancer alone. Their social life and work life will also change, they might be too sick to go into work and their friends might act differently towards them, knowing that they have cancer.
How Prevelant is This Cancer?
How is it Diagnosed?
What are possible causes of this type of cancer?
What are treatments or cures?
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What happens at the cellular and molecular level?
The Cellular level is a 2 step process involving tumor initiation and tumor progression. Tumor initiation is a genetic alteration that leads to the abnormality of a cell. Tumor progression is that process continued but it happens in the tumor population.