Question

What is melanoma ?

melanoma risk factors ?

What is the prognosis of melanoma in terms of survival rate ( in detail ) ?

What are the complications or relapses that may occur after the treatment of melanoma and how long after the end of the treatment may occur ?

Answer 1

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Date Page no. looking marks on your skin should be Дллаluаkdə Stage Li - - At this stage tumor is upto Imm. thick. this ist stage has two substagu:- © Stage-IA: - - It means tunor is of imm size and noulceration which innan tumor hasunt broken through the skino 6 Stage- 1B - It can mean amo things ☺ Tumor is Imm thick and has uciration. ② Tumor has noucration and is upto 1 to 2 mm thick Survival rate: (According to American Cancer Society) - The last five year survinal rate of IA is 97% and 92% for IB. 10 yar survival rate are & 47. 1A - 95% IB - 86%

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Dale Page no. ③ Stage 46 - It means that the cancer has spread to other parts of body such as lings, brain, other organs or tissue. It is often hard to cure with current facilities Suruinal Rate :- (American cancer Society). Syraus survival - 15 to 20% 10 year surninal - 10 to 15% T Rate factors Affecting surninal Rates :- The time and ten years wenival rate are based on various stages of melanoma of patients who have lind #athast Ofive or ten years after being diagnosed. factors i . ☺ New devlopment in cancer treatment. A person's response to treatment.

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