Melanoma, a type of cancer, starts in the melanocytes, which are skin cells that contain color. When mela… More
Summary: Learn the symptoms of melanoma type skin cancer with expert skin care tips in this free beauty and sun protection video clip.
Dr. Susan Jewell is a trained doctor and scientist in clinical research medicine, as well as a stem cell scientist in oncology and AIDS/HIV at the National Cancer Institute and UCLA...read more
"The third and most deadliest skin cancer of all is this one called the Melanoma. This is one is malignant. This is the killer of the 3 types of skin cancer. This is one of the reasons why we always recommend that you go and always check your body. See that you don't see any signs and changes in your freckles or moles. If you do, absolutely go straight to your medical professional doctor and have a biopsy to see if it is Melanoma. Melanoma spreads very rapidly once it grows. It grows very fast, but it spreads very rapidly in your body. Once it enters your system, then it's going to spread to all the other organs and different parts of your body. It's ultimately going to kill you. How to recognize Melanoma. If you notice, it's a symmetry. It's not usually circular. It has a symmetry profile. The borders are always very irregular and then there's color variations throughout the Melanoma itself. Here you can see some very dark pigmented areas and then all the different gradations of shades and then the border is a little bit lighter. The diameter as well, it can grow. You don't want it to grow more than 5 millimeters. Anything that's over 5 millimeters is an absolute indication that it's at a stage where you definitely need to go and have it seen."
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