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What to Know First About Your Treatment Choices for Melanoma

on April 15, 2010 in Skin Cancer - Melanoma

Melanoma can be treated. The choices you have for treatment depend upon these factors. The size and location of your tumor The extent of the disease, called the stage Your age and general health Your personal needs Treatment may cure or control the melanoma. It can also improve your quality of life by controlling symptoms [...]

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What to Expect After Chemotherapy for Melanoma

on March 31, 2010 in Skin Cancer - Melanoma

Side effects of chemotherapy depend upon the type and amount of drugs you’re taking. They vary from person to person. This list of side effects starts with the most common and ends with the least common for most people. But effects can be different for each person. Here are some of the more common temporary [...]

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Goal of Chemotherapy for Melanoma

on March 31, 2010 in Skin Cancer - Melanoma

Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. Usually, chemotherapy is systemic, meaning the drugs go through your whole body, killing cells that rapidly divide. The benefit of this is that it can kill cells that have spread from the original tumor. The downside is that it kills all cells that divide rapidly, [...]

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What Happens During Chemotherapy for Melanoma

on March 31, 2010 in Skin Cancer - Melanoma

You get chemotherapy in cycles over a period of time. That means you may take the drugs for a set amount of time and then you have a rest period. Each period of treatment and rest is one cycle. And you may have several cycles. Having chemotherapy in cycles helps in these ways. Your body [...]

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Making the Decision to Have Chemotherapy for Melanoma

on March 31, 2010 in Skin Cancer - Melanoma

The advantage of chemotherapy is that it is systemic, meaning it travels throughout your body. It can reach cancer cells that have spread beyond the tumor. Chemotherapy may be a good option if one of these statements is true. You have cancer in one area and need treatment mainly in that area.  In this case, [...]

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What to Know About Chemotherapy for Melanoma

on March 31, 2010 in Skin Cancer - Melanoma

Chemotherapy is the use of anticancer drugs. These drugs kill or slow the growth of the cancer. The benefit of chemotherapy is that it is systemic. That means that the drugs travel through your whole body. They may be able to kill cancer cells that have spread beyond where they started. The doctor who treats you [...]

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