Melanoma

• Latest News
• Arsenic Exposure Linked to Melanoma Risk (10/07/2004, Reuters Health)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• What You Need to Know about Melanoma (National Cancer Institute)

• Overviews
• Malignant Melanoma (American Academy of Dermatology)
• Melanoma (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Melanoma (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Melanoma: A Kind of Skin Cancer (American Academy of Family Physicians)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Pictures/Diagrams
• ABCDs of Melanoma Detection (American Academy of Dermatology)
• Skin Lesions (American Academy of Dermatology)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• How is Melanoma Staged? (American Cancer Society)
• Melanoma: What to Look for (Skin Cancer Foundation)

• Treatment
• Intraocular (Eye) Melanoma (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Melanoma (PDQ): Treatment (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• New Treatments on Horizon for Melanoma (American Cancer Society)
• What Happens After Treatment for Melanoma? (American Cancer Society)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Eye Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Melanoma (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• "Hidden" Melanomas (American Academy of Dermatology)
• About Choroidal Melanoma (Wilmer Eye Institute)
• Atypical Nevus (American Academy of Dermatology)
• Melanoma: Can It Occur in Sun-Protected Areas of the Body? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• What You Need to Know about Moles and Dysplastic Nevi (National Cancer Institute)

• Prevention/Screening
• Can Melanoma Be Prevented? (American Cancer Society)
• Melanoma Cancer Questionnaire (Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention)
• Self-Examination for Melanoma (American Academy of Dermatology)
• What Are The Risk Factors for Melanoma? (American Cancer Society)

• Coping
• Coping With Melanoma (Skin Cancer Foundation)

• Research
• Individuals' Risk of Melanoma Increases with Time Outdoors, Especially in High-Sunlight Areas (National Cancer Institute)
• Low-Dose Interferon Doesn't Help High-Risk Melanoma Patients (American Cancer Society)
• Researchers Shut Off Immune Cell Inhibition, Causing Tumor Shrinkage and Autoimmunity in Patients with Metastatic Melanoma (National Cancer Institute)
• Sunscreen Use and Melanoma (American College of Physicians)

• Genetics
• Genes and Disease: Malignant Melanoma (National Center for Biotechnology Information)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Cancer.gov Dictionary (National Cancer Institute)
• Glossary (American Academy of Dermatology)

• Directories
• Find a Dermatologist (American Academy of Dermatology)

• Organizations
• American Academy of Dermatology
• American Cancer Society
• National Cancer Institute
• Skin Cancer Foundation

• Statistics
• SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1975-2000: Melanoma of the Skin (National Cancer Institute) - Links to PDF File
• What Are The Key Statistics for Melanoma Skin Cancer? (American Cancer Society)