Melanoma skin cancer in situ is also called stage 0 melanoma skin cancer. This means there are cancer cells only in the top layer of skin (the epidermis). Surgery is the main treatment for melanoma in ...

A history of childhood cancer more than doubled the risk of melanoma and premature death in adults, a large retrospective ...

Blanket screening Australians for skin cancer might lead to more diagnoses but not necessarily save more lives or be ...

Excision of melanoma in situ remains more art than science. Those who use conventional excision are prepared for a high rate of local recurrence after standard 5-mm margins, and even after Mohs ...

Later that month, Mellencamp shared the good news that her melanoma was “in situ, which means the cancer cells were contained in that area of my skin and have not spread any deeper.” ...

The clinical approach, epidemiology, diagnostic procedures, and management, along with followup of superficial spreading malignant melanoma are discussed. A 45-year-old Caucasian female presented ...

Early-stage melanoma (0, 1, or 2) generally means your prognosis is good. Stages are how healthcare providers determine how far cancer has progressed, whether it has spread, and what that may mean ...

The number stage of a melanoma tells you how thick it is and whether it has spread. It also tells you whether the top layer of the melanoma looks broken (ulcerated) when looked at under a microscope.

The incidence of in situ breast cancer has decreased since 2009, consistent with decreasing use of mammography in association ...

Melanoma is a form of skin cancer, and a blood blister is a blood-filled pocket of skin. Although they can look similar, they are different conditions that require different treatments. Melanomas ...

While the absolute risk of melanoma by age 40 remained low, survivors of childhood cancer exhibited a standardized incidence ...

It turns out the question of whether to screen everyone for melanoma and other skin cancers is complex. Here's why. In-situ melanoma refers to a very early stage melanoma where the cancerous cells ...