https://padlet.com/tacketta959/mu2v9apkgcoq en-us 2017-12-11 20:17:56 UTC 2017-12-13 19:34:01 UTC hello@padlet.com tacketta959 https://padlet.com/tacketta959/mu2v9apkgcoq/wish/215947034 Superficial Spreading Melanoma is the most common type of melanoma. Some of the characteristics are:
- Large size (bigger than 6mm in diameter)
-Irregular shape
-Variable pigmination
-There may be areas that are skin colored or scared white. They can be colored blue, grey, or black.
-The surface may be smooth at first but later become think and dry or warty.]]> 2017-12-13 19:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/tacketta959/mu2v9apkgcoq/wish/215947034 tacketta959 https://padlet.com/tacketta959/mu2v9apkgcoq/wish/215948483 The first sign of Superficial Spreading Melanoma is the appearance of a flat or slightly raised discolored patch that has a irregular borders and is somewhat symmetrical in form. The color will vary from normal skin and you may see tan, brown, black, red, blue or white. 
-This type of melanoma can be found in a previously benign mole. 
-Look for growth of a skin lesion and radical outward patterns. 
-A warn sign may also be itching and scaliness and oozing of fluid.

]]> 2017-12-13 19:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/tacketta959/mu2v9apkgcoq/wish/215948483 tacketta959 https://padlet.com/tacketta959/mu2v9apkgcoq/wish/215950920 The choice of treatment for this type of Melanoma depends on how far the cancer has progressed. Some of the factors taken into consideration during staging include:
-thickness of the Melanoma (tumors can be thin, intermediate, or thick depending on how deep they have penetrated. The thinner the tumor, the better the chances of a cure)
- Presence of any ulceration 
-Spread to lymph nodes or other internal organs
Early stage melanoma can be treated by surgery alone. However, the later stages require a combination of treatment measures. These include:
-Surgery: simple excision of the tumor along with some normal non-cancerous skin at the edges
-Chemotherapy: drugs are used to kill tumor cells which may be given as oral or injected into veins
-Immunotherapy: stimulates the immune system and involves the use of substances produced naturally by the body or such similar synthetics made in the lab
-Targeted Therapy: involves the use of drugs tailored to target the differences in a Melanoma cell compared to a normal cell
-Radiation Therapy- Used high energy beams to kill cancer cells. ]]> 2017-12-13 19:17:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tacketta959/mu2v9apkgcoq/wish/215950920 tacketta959 https://padlet.com/tacketta959/mu2v9apkgcoq/wish/215954140 Superficial Spreading Melanoma is the most common sub type of cutaneous melanoma that usually raised from the non-exposed skin areas.]]> 2017-12-13 19:24:12 UTC https://padlet.com/tacketta959/mu2v9apkgcoq/wish/215954140 whelanc264 https://padlet.com/tacketta959/mu2v9apkgcoq/wish/215955689 https://www.dovemed.com/diseases-conditions/superficial-spreading-melanoma-skin/
https://www.dermnetnz.org/topics/superficial-spreading-melanoma/
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