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Melanoma , the rare malignant melanocyte tumor commonly causes mortality to the affected individual . 77 of Skin cancer deaths are due to melanoma hence it is considered as the most lethal form of skin cancer ' ADDIN EN .CITE 5512 Melanoma : How It Returns , Where It Spreads2007April 21American Academy of Dermatologyhttp /www .skincarephysi cians .com

/skincancernet /melanoma_returns .html " Melanoma : How It Returns , Where It Spreads . The National Cancer Institute of the US National Institute of Health in their website stated that each year in the United States more than 53 ,600 people learn they have melanoma . A person of any age group can get melanoma but its prevalence is higher as a person gets older . In US , this disease is one of the most common cancers affecting young adults ADDIN EN .CITE What Is Melanoma ?2007April 21 KenilworthSchering Corporationhttp /www .melanoma .com whatis .html "What Is Melanoma

The incidence of the occurrence of melanoma increases every year especially in Western countries ADDIN EN .CITE NiederhuberJohn E NiederhuberWhat you need to know about Melanoma2007April 212003National Cancer Institute , US National Institute of Health http /www .cancer .gov /cancers wyntk /melanoma (Niederhuber . Among the tumors the rate of incidence is faster in this disease condition . The primary risk factors are : family history , over exposure to ultraviolet rays , phenotype of the patient , atypical moles fair skin and history of previous melanoma ADDIN EN .CITE de Braudde Braud F .Khayat , D .Kroon , B B .Valdagni , R .Bruzzi br

.Cascinelli N .Malignant melanomaCrit Rev Oncol HematolCrit Rev Oncol Hematol35-6347 12003Julhttp /www .ncbi .nlm .nih .gov /entrez /query .fcgi ?cmd Retrieve db PubMed dopt Citation list_uids (de Braud et al

The skin , specifically the epidermis has a part the melanocytes . These melanocytes are the producers of the skin pigment melanin . The function of melanin is to protect the deeper layers of the skin from the harmful ultraviolet rays (UV ) of the sun . When over exposure to the UV light happen these melanocytes undergo morphological and physiological changes resulting to the abnormal growth and these leads to the cancerous disease condition called melanoma ADDIN EN .CITE What Is Melanoma ?2007April 21 KenilworthSchering Corporationhttp /www .melanoma .com whatis .html "What Is Melanoma

Melanoma can occur in any parts of the human body but there are locations in which these tumors usually thrive . In males , the body parts that are often predisposed to this condition are upper body , between the hips and the shoulders neck and the head , while in women the lower legs are where melanoma is frequently found . Melanoma also occurs in dark skinned people and it emerge on the soles of the feet , fingernails or toenails , and on the palms of the hands . ADDIN EN .CITE What Is Melanoma ?2007April 21 KenilworthSchering Corporationhttp /www .melanoma .com whatis .html "What Is Melanoma

Like any other disease , the...