The psychosocial impact of other forms of cancer, including melanoma and lymphoma, has been investigated to a lesser degree.
For example, patients with rectal cancer may report more negative outcome expectations for talking about illness and treatment side effects than patients with melanoma.
Malignant melanoma and skin lymphoma are also important tumours in the elderly.
By comparing genetic profiles, researchers were able to differentiate between benign naevi, primary melanomas and metastatic melanomas.
Etiologic pathogenesis of melanoma: a unifying hypothesis for the missing attributable link.
Lesions with any of the major features or three minor features are suspicious for melanoma and should be assessed by a specialist.
A 28 year-old man with widespread melanoma is hoping the doctor will offer him a new treatment.
Such transplanted melanoma and the resulting clinical metastases cause death in half the recipients.
