Saturday, June 30, 2007

Melanoma Cancer Staging

Malignant melanoma are staged according to the severity of the invading tumor. This staging ranges from Stage O-Stage IV. Treatment options vary with the stages and the higher the stage the worse the prognosis. I have added a link which defines each stage should you wish more information.

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/melanoma/Patient/page2#Keypoint8

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