Physician Provides Advice On Detecting Melanoma Early.

Physician Provides Advice On Detecting Melanoma Early.

In the Huffington Post (6/14), Glenn D. Braunstein, MD, chairman of the Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai, wrote, "There were 114,900 new cases of melanoma diagnosed nationwide last year, with almost 8,700 of those fatal, reports the Skin Cancer Foundation." But, "when the disease is caught in its earliest stages (Stage IA), the outlook is good, with 97 percent or so of patients surviving after five years and 95 percent surviving after 10 years." Unfortunately, "advanced melanoma (Stage IV) that has spread through the body leaves far fewer survivors, with less than 20 percent surviving after five years and 15 percent after 10 years." For that reason, people should not only use sunscreen, avoid tanning, and undergo regular skin examinations, but should also familiarize themselves with the ABCDEs of melanoma: asymmetry, border, color, diameter, and evolving.

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