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Treatments of Melanoma
Title: Treatments of Melanoma
Category: Science & Technology / Biology
Details: Words: 1942 | Pages: 8.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Treatments of Melanoma
<Tab/>Melanoma is the uncontrolled growth of melanocytes. It is a very serious form of skin cancer (melanoma.com). Melanoma accounts for only four percent of all skin cancer cases but it causes the most cancer related deaths. It starts in skin cells called melanocytes, which produce the skin pigment melanin (Scientific American). When melanoma starts on the skin, is called cutaneous melanoma. It may also develop in the eye, as …showed first 75 words of 1942 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1942 total…as antisense. Genasense blocks a gene that makes Bcl-2, a protein that helps cancer cells evade chemotherapy.
<Tab/>Melanoma is treatable by many methods. The earlier it is detected, the easier it is to treat. Even if it is in an advanced stage of development, it can still be treated or controlled. New drugs and treatments are being developed and provides hope that the future of melanoma treatment will be bright.
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