08/28/2023

How Ocular Melanoma is Treated

Who treats ocular melanoma? Different types of doctors and other healthcare professionals often work together as a team to provide…
04/24/2019

What is Recurrence?

…related to the original melanoma. This new melanoma is called a new primary melanoma. It is not uncommon to have…
04/24/2019

Surgery OLD

Surgery to remove the tumor is the primary treatment of all stages of melanoma. A wide local excision is used…
02/17/2019

Become a Peer Mentor

…not to respond Children Yes No Date of Diagnosis MM slash DD slash YYYY Type of Melanoma Cutaneous MelanomaAcral Lentiginous…
10/10/2014

Personal and Family History

…cancers, especially melanoma. Melanoma survivors have an approximately 9-fold increased risk of developing subsequent melanoma compared with the general population.[1]…
10/20/2014

Stage I

…nodes or distant sites (metastasis). Stage I melanoma is local melanoma, meaning it has not spread beyond the primary tumor.…
11/22/2024

Navigating Life With Melanoma: A Survivorship Symposium | Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024

…professionalI prefer not to respondOtherN/A Type of Melanoma Superficial Spreading Melanoma (Cutaneous)Acral MelanomaMucosal MelanomaOcular MelanomaPediatric MelanomaI Prefer not to Respond…
03/28/2025

Melanoma Prevention in Skin of Color

…the BRAF mutation that is observed in 50% of melanoma tumors. And two, in one study, many melanomas from Black…
04/23/2019

How Melanoma is Diagnosed

…already spread. In some rare cases, a skin biopsy reveals metastasized melanoma, not a primary melanoma tumor. And in other…
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04/07/2026

University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center | May 16, 2026

…currently undergoing treatmentI am beyond treatmentI am a caregiverI am a healthcare professionalI prefer not to respondOtherN/A Type of Melanoma…

How Ocular Melanoma is Treated

Who treats ocular melanoma? Different types of doctors and other healthcare professionals often work together as a team to provide…
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What is Recurrence?

…related to the original melanoma. This new melanoma is called a new primary melanoma. It is not uncommon to have…
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Surgery OLD

Surgery to remove the tumor is the primary treatment of all stages of melanoma. A wide local excision is used…
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Become a Peer Mentor

…not to respond Children Yes No Date of Diagnosis MM slash DD slash YYYY Type of Melanoma Cutaneous MelanomaAcral Lentiginous…
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Personal and Family History

…cancers, especially melanoma. Melanoma survivors have an approximately 9-fold increased risk of developing subsequent melanoma compared with the general population.[1]…
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Stage I

…nodes or distant sites (metastasis). Stage I melanoma is local melanoma, meaning it has not spread beyond the primary tumor.…
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Navigating Life With Melanoma: A Survivorship Symposium | Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024

…professionalI prefer not to respondOtherN/A Type of Melanoma Superficial Spreading Melanoma (Cutaneous)Acral MelanomaMucosal MelanomaOcular MelanomaPediatric MelanomaI Prefer not to Respond…
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Melanoma Prevention in Skin of Color

…the BRAF mutation that is observed in 50% of melanoma tumors. And two, in one study, many melanomas from Black…
Featured image for “Melanoma Prevention in Skin of Color”

How Melanoma is Diagnosed

…already spread. In some rare cases, a skin biopsy reveals metastasized melanoma, not a primary melanoma tumor. And in other…
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University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center | May 16, 2026

…currently undergoing treatmentI am beyond treatmentI am a caregiverI am a healthcare professionalI prefer not to respondOtherN/A Type of Melanoma…
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