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MELANOMA

Melanoma is a cancer that forms in the pigment cells (melanocytes) of the skin. There were approximately forty-seven thousand new cases in the United States in the year 2000, nearly eight thousand of which were fatal, mostly due to metastases. Reports of melanoma cases doubled in frequency during the last decade of the twentieth century. Solar exposure and genetic factors are responsible for the majority of cases.

Reduction in exposure to ultraviolet light, especially early in life, and regular ...

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