What is the prognosis for malignant melanoma?
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5-year relative survival rates for melanoma skin cancer
| SEER stage | 5-year relative survival rate |
|---|---|
| Localized | 99% |
| Regional | 68% |
| Distant | 30% |
| All SEER stages combined | 93% |
How curable is malignant melanoma?
Melanoma is the most invasive skin cancer with the highest risk of death. While it’s a serious skin cancer, it’s highly curable if caught early. Prevention and early treatment are critical, especially if you have fair skin, blonde or red hair and blue eyes.
How fast does malignant melanoma spread?
Melanoma can grow very quickly. It can become life-threatening in as little as 6 weeks and, if untreated, it can spread to other parts of the body. Melanoma can appear on skin not normally exposed to the sun. Nodular melanoma is a highly dangerous form of melanoma that looks different from common melanomas.
Can you live a long life after melanoma?
almost all people (almost 100%) will survive their melanoma for 1 year or more after they are diagnosed. around 90 out of every 100 people (around 90%) will survive their melanoma for 5 years or more after diagnosis.
How long does malignant melanoma take to spread?
How is Stage 1 melanoma treated?
Treatment for Stage 1 Melanoma: Stage I melanoma is treated by removing the tumor surgically. Wide local excision, a minor surgery, usually cures local melanoma. This may be accompanied by a sentinel lymph-node biopsy in some instances, but this is not recommended for all patients.
Why is melanoma so deadly?
Melanoma is much less common than some other types of skin cancers. But melanoma is more dangerous because it’s much more likely to spread to other parts of the body if not caught and treated early. Where do skin cancers start? Most skin cancers start in the top layer of skin, called the epidermis. There are 3 main types of cells in this layer:
What are the survival rates for melanoma?
For stage 1 (thin melanoma,local only),five-year survival is near 100%.
How curable is melanoma?
Melanoma is usually curable when detected and treated early. Once melanoma has spread deeper into the skin or other parts of the body, it becomes more difficult to treat and can be deadly. The estimated five-year survival rate for U.S. patients whose melanoma is detected early is about 99 percent.