Prognosis of Melanoma: If caught early, melanoma can be cured. The risk of the cancer coming back increases with the depth of the tumor -- deeper tumors are more likely to come back. If the cancer has spread to lymph nodes, there is a greater chance that the melanoma will come back. ...see also Overview of Melanoma
Average life years lost from Melanoma: 18.6 years (SEER)1 ...see also deaths and Melanoma
Deaths from Melanoma: 7,215 deaths reported in USA 1999 for skin melanoma (NVSR Sep 2001)
Estimated mortality rate for Melanoma from incidence and deaths statistics:
Complications of Melanoma may include:
Complications of Melanoma from the Diseases Database include:
See also complications of Melanoma.
Melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer, is highly curable when found in its earliest stages. Surgical removal of thin melanomas can cure the disease in most cases. The thicker the melanoma, the lower the survival rate. (Source: excerpt from Skin Cancer: NWHIC)
Melanoma can be cured if it is diagnosed and treated when the tumor is thin and has not deeply invaded the skin. However, if a melanoma is not removed at its early stages, cancer cells may grow downward from the skin surface, invading healthy tissue. When a melanoma becomes thick and deep, the disease often spreads to other parts of the body and is difficult to control. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Melanoma: NCI)
People who have had melanoma have a high risk of developing a new melanoma. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Melanoma: NCI)
The following are statistics from various sources about the survival rate for Melanoma:
The following are statistics from various sources about deaths related to Melanoma:
These medical news items are relevant to the prognosis for Melanoma:
The 'prognosis' of Melanoma usually refers to the likely outcome of Melanoma. The prognosis of Melanoma may include the duration of Melanoma, chances of complications of Melanoma, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Melanoma, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Melanoma. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.
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