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General Cancer Resources |
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Coping with Cancer
Managing side effects and complications caused by cancer and its treatment.
Support and Resources
Information about cancer support organizations, finances, insurance, home care, and hospice care.
Educational Materials About Clinical Trials
Types of trials, how they work, risks and benefits of taking part.
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Healing philosophies, approaches, and therapies used in addition to, or instead of, conventional cancer treatments.
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Definition of melanoma: A form of cancer that begins in melanocytes (cells that make the pigment melanin). It may begin in a mole (skin melanoma), but can also begin in other pigmented tissues, such as in the eye or in the intestines.
Estimated new cases and deaths from melanoma in the United States in 2008:
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New cases: 62,480
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Deaths: 8,420
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See the online booklet What You Need To Know About™ Melanoma to learn about melanoma symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and questions to ask the doctor.
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Information about treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, and vaccine therapy
Melanoma Treatment
[patient] [health professional]
Clinical Trials to Treat Melanoma
Intraocular (Eye) Melanoma Treatment
[patient] [health professional]
Clinical Trials to Treat Intraocular (Eye) Melanoma
Melanoma Therapy Response Tied to Autoimmunity
Metastatic Cancer: Q&A
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Information related to prevention, genetics, risk factors
Skin Cancer Prevention
[patient] [health professional]
Clinical Trials to Prevent Skin Cancer (Nonmelanoma)
Melanoma Incidence Among Young Women Is Rising
Melanoma Risk Assessment Tool
Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle
Understanding Gene Testing
Search: Cancer Genetics Services Directory
Information about methods of cancer detection including new imaging technologies, tumor markers, and biopsy procedures
Skin Cancer Screening
[patient] [health professional]
Interpreting Laboratory Test Results
Tumor Markers: Q&A
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Information and current news about clinical trials and trial-related data
Melanoma Trial Results
Clinical Trials for Melanoma
How to Find a Cancer Treatment Trial
Resources available from the PubMed database
Cancer Topic Searches: Skin Cancers and Melanoma
Cancer Topic Searches: Cancer Genetics
Cancer Literature in PubMed
Includes NCI-supported research, funding opportunities, and special reports
Cancer Trends Progress Report: Sun Protection
Skin SPOREs
NCI Funded Research Portfolio
State of the Science: Melanoma Meeting
Information related to cancer incidence, mortality, and survival
Cancer Stat Fact Sheet: Melanoma of the Skin
Snapshot of Melanoma
Finding Cancer Statistics
Understanding Cancer Statistics
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