In the United States, melanoma is the fifth leading cancer in men and the seventh in women.

Clinical and epidemiologic evidence demonstrates higher rates of melanoma in people with extensive or repeated intense exposure to sunlight. The majority of melanomas develop on sun-exposed skin, particularly in areas that are more susceptible to sunburn. Individuals with naturally dark skin or whose skin darkens easily upon sun exposure have lower rates of melanoma, supporting the concept that greater penetration of UV light into the skin results in a higher risk.

Ultraviolet B radiation (UV-B, wavelengths 290 to 320 nanometers) appears more closely associated with the development of melanoma than UV-A (wavelengths 320 to 400 nanometers).  Melanomas tend to be associated with intense, intermittent sun exposure and sunburns and they frequently occur in areas exposed to the sun only sporadically (eg, the back in men, the legs in women).

Here, Dr. Tony Talebi discusses the general concept of what is melanoma and treatment of stage 1 to 3 melanoma with world renowned melanoma expert Dr. Jeff Weber, professor of medicine at the Moffitt Comprehensive Cancer Center.  The discussion includes symptoms, cause, diagnosis, staging, surgery, IL-2, chemotherapy, ipulimumab (Yervoy), and BRAF-inhibitor vemurafenib (Zelforab) treatment of melanoma,Melanoma prognosis, what causes melanoma, signs of melanoma, melanoma symptoms, melanoma, melanoma stage 4, treatment of melanoma, melanoma association, stage four melanoma, small cell melanoma, symtoms of melanoma,causes of melanoma, melanoma chemotherapy, what is melanoma, melanomas, melanoma information, melanoma prevention, stage 4 melanoma, information about melanoma, stage iv melanoma, melanoma signs, melanoma symptom, is melanoma curable, stage 3b melanoma, lungs cancer symptoms, survival rates for melanoma,symptoms of melanoma, melanoma survivors, melanoma symptons, melanoma survival, treatments of melanoma,symptons of melanoma, melanoma statistics, non small cell melanoma, chemo for melanoma, melanoma survival rate, large cell melanoma, effects of melanoma, melanoma screening, melanoma diagnosis, melanoma society, melanoma clinical trials, melanoma metastasis, survival rate melanoma, symptom of melanoma, info on melanoma, new treatments for melanoma, how common is melanoma

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