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Affects males mostly on the head and females on the legs due to the amount of sun exposure those areas receive

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Occurs most commonly in older individuals

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Basal layer of the epidermis

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Color - black/blue/brown - sight change throughout bump

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Boston cancer surgeon Yvedt Matory died of melanoma at the age of 48 in 2005 - the melanoma begin in her scalp and was concealed until it was too late to contain it

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Actual protrusion is usually circular/ovular

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Reggae singer Bob Marley died of melanoma in 1981 at the age of 36 - the melanoma began in a large toe and spread all the way up to his brain

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Constant change

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The earlier the stage of nodular melanoma, the higher the survival rate
Stage IA- 97%
Stage IIC- 53%

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Can spread internally in as little as three months

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http://www.skincheck.org/Page4.php#efg_properties

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Surgical removal of affected tissue

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Common in fair skin, though it still can occur occasionally with much darker skin

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Frequent locations: sun exposed areas such as the trunk, legs, head, and arms

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https://www.healthline.com/health/skin-cancer/nodular-melanoma#outlook

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http://www.skincancer.org/skin-cancer-information/melanoma/types-of-melanoma

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Bumps noticeably raised off the surface of the skin

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Takes up 10-15% of all melanoma cases in the United States

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Serious protection from the harmful UV rays of the sun

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Immunotherapy - stimulates immune system in order to make it work harder

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Chemotherapy - prevent cells from dividing / killing dividing cells

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Radiation - control/kill malignant cells

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Targeted therapy - terminate specific cells

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Quick growth

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FIrmness (does not give as easily as a standard mole or birthmark)

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Diameter larger than 6 mm

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Unclear, undefined borders

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Asymmetry

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Commonly appears as standard dark, raised moles

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Most aggressive form of melanoma due to how hard it is to catch before it is too late to prevent, due to how quickly it advances to new stages