ON THIS PAGE: You will find basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Vulvar Cancer. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about the different types of treatments doctors use to treat people with melanoma. Use the menu to see other pages.
This section explains the types of treatments, also known as therapies, that are the standard of care for melanoma. “Standard of care” means the best treatments known. Information in this section is based on medical standards of care for melanoma in the United States. Treatment options can vary from one place to another.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find out whether a suspicious lesion or other skin growth is cancerous. Use the menu to see other pages.
Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They also may perform tests to learn if cancer has spread to another part of the body from where it started, such as imaging tests, which show pictures of the inside of the body. If the melanoma has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Melanoma. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
ON THIS PAGE: You will read about your medical care after cancer treatment is completed and why this follow-up care is important. Use the menu to see other pages.
Care for people diagnosed with melanoma does not end when active treatment has finished. Your health care team will continue to check that the cancer has not come back, manage any side effects, and monitor your overall health. This is called follow-up care or surveillance and monitoring.
ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about how doctors describe a melanoma’s growth or spread. This is called the stage. Use the menu to see other pages.
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ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about the changes and medical problems that can be a sign of melanoma. Use the menu to see other pages.
People with melanoma may experience one or more of the symptoms or signs described below. Symptoms are changes that you can feel in your body. Signs are changes in something measured, like taking your blood pressure or doing a lab test. Together, symptoms and signs can help describe a medical problem.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about the factors that increase the chance of developing melanoma. Use the menu to see other pages.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find a basic drawing of the layers that make up the skin. Use the menu to see other pages.
ON THIS PAGE: You will find information about the estimated number of people who will be diagnosed with melanoma each year. You will also read general information on surviving the disease. Remember, survival rates depend on several factors, and no 2 people with cancer are the same. Use the menu to see other pages.
