If you have melanoma, you have a solid chance at treating it and getting on with your life, says Dr. Anna Pavlick, Professor of Medicine and Dermatology at NYU’s Perlmutter Cancer Center. There are also new immunotherapy medicines that can reduce the risk of melanoma ever coming back. And survival rates for stage four of the disease have improved dramatically since even a decade ago.
Melanoma Treatment Has “Come a Long Way̶...
Melanoma
Melanoma Treatment Has “Come a Long Way”
If you have melanoma, you have a solid chance at treating it and getting on with your life, says Dr. Anna Pavlick, Professor of Medicine and Dermatology at NYU’s Perlmutter Cancer Center. There are also new immunotherapy medicines that can reduce the risk of melanoma ever coming back. And survival rates for stage four of the disease have improved dramatically since even a decade ago.
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Treatment: Early-Stage Melanoma Treatment
If your melanoma has progressed to a stage two or three, the cancer will likely need to be removed surgically in the hospital.
Treatment: Treatment for Different Melanoma Stages
If your melanoma has progressed to a stage two or three, the cancer will likely need to be removed surgically in the hospital.