After you receive a diagnosis of melanoma, your doctor will discuss a course of action based on a number of factors, including the stage of your disease, the type, the location, your age, and general health.

Treatments are available for all people with melanoma. Early stage cancer can often be treated effectively with surgery alone, while more advanced cancers may require surgery as well as additional treatment such as immunotherapy or targeted therapy.

A variety of experimental treatments for advanced inoperable, and operable, potentially curable melanoma are being investigated in clinical trials, research studies to evaluate new therapies and improve cancer care.

Treatment By Stage

In this section, you will find information about standard treatments for each stage of melanoma as well as experimental treatments for which you may be eligible.

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Surgery

In this section, you will find the types of  surgery procedures available, including their purposes, and side effects.

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FDA Approved Drugs

In this section, you will find the FDA-approved drugs for melanoma as well as suggestions for managing the side effects associated with these therapies.

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Investigational Drugs and Therapies

In this section, you will find different approaches to the management of melanoma that are still being tested, grouped by how the therapies work.

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Radiation Therapy

In this section, the use of radiation therapy in melanoma is discussed, with a special focus on the use of radiation in treating brain metastases

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Clinical Trials

In this section, learn more about what clinical trials are and how they work, and look for trials that might be right for you.

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Managing Side Effects

In this section, learn more about some of the most common side effects experienced while undergoing cancer treatment and recommendations for dealing with them.

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