Surgery may also be done if the cancer has spread into the lymph nodes or other parts of your body. Radiation therapy uses x-rays or gamma rays to treat cancer. Radiation kills cancer cells and may stop the cancer from spreading. It is also used to reduce symptoms, such as pain. ...
(HealthDay)—Surgery to remove melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer—can extend the lives of patients whose disease has spread to the abdomen area, new research suggests.
Survival rates correlate with the stage of the cancer such that patients with lower stage cancers have a better outlook for a cure or long-term survival.2 Treatment for early-stage melanomas usually includes surgery to remove the melanoma. If melanoma has spread beyond the skin, treatment ...
Surgery remains the mainstay of melanoma therapy, regardless of the tumor site. Only the early diagnosis combined with proper surgical therapy currently gives patients affected by this malignancy the chance for a full cure. The main goal of surgical therapy is to provide the local control of the...
Aims:To evaluate the posthepatectomy survival of uveal melanoma patients with liver metastases.Methods:Data were collected rfom the files in the Departments of Ophthalmology,Geberal Surgery and Oncology, for uveal melanoma patients who were seen in the Ocular Oncology Clinic at the Hadassah MedicalCen...
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Ipilimumab(Yervoy): There are two uses for this drug. It can be given to individuals who have had surgery to remove melanoma in order to prevent the melanoma from coming back. It can also be used for late-stage melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery. Ipilimumab is often used in combi...
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