EN ESTA PÁGINA: encontrará más información sobre los cambios en el cuerpo y otras cosas que pueden indicar un problema que puede requerir atención médica. Use el menú para ver otras páginas.

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.

What are the symptoms and signs of melanoma?

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 eye melanoma. Use the menu to see other pages.

A risk factor is anything that increases a person’s chance of developing cancer. Although risk factors often influence the development of cancer, most do not directly cause cancer. Some people with several risk factors never develop cancer, while others with no known risk factors do. Knowing your risk factors and talking about them with your doctor may help you make more informed lifestyle and health care choices.