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Independent
Online' ... Local News
Web posted on May 6, 2004
at 9:00:00 AM CET
Early detection of melanoma through
self-examination can save lives
Angele Spiteri Paris
... As
summer approaches, and more flesh is bared, the need to raise
awareness on the danger of skin cancer becomes more and more vital.
If detected early, malignant melanoma, the worst and most fatal type
of skin cancer, can be easily treated by surgery.
However, if
given time to spread, this cancer is even more deadly than other
cancers since it does not respond to any other type of treatment,
such as radiotherapy, said Malta Association of Dermatology and
Venereology (MADV) president Joseph Pace. ...
... Dr Pace
explained that melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer, in
terms of mortality. It can develop anywhere on the skin and in 30-40
per cent of cases this occurs within a pre-existing mole. It is most
common for men to develop this type of cancer on their backs, while
women’s legs are more susceptible to it, continued Dr Pace. Any new
or pre-existing mole that changes shape or colour, or begins to
itch, bleed or ooze must be checked immediately, he said.
...
... It is a common belief that melanoma can only develop
on areas exposed to the sun. Dr Pace and the other two doctors
speaking at the conference, quashed this notion, explaining that an
irregular mole on any part of the body can become malignant and
should therefore be treated with suspicion. ...
... Dr Boffa
did not hesitate to remind the public that it is not sun exposure
alone that causes melanoma, it is simply one of the known triggers.
... '
http://www.independent.com.mt/daily/newsview.asp?id=25199Resesarch
and Markets6 May 2004
' ... Malignant melanoma is the
deadliest form of skin cancer and is diagnosed in approximately
132,000 people worldwide each year (2000 data). The incidence of
melanoma is increasing at a rate of 3- 5% per year. According to the
American Cancer Society, the lifetime risk of malignant melanoma in
the U.S. has risen from 1/1,500 people in 1935 to 1/74 people in
2000, with a forecast of 1/50 people by 2005. Melanoma currently
affects nearly 200,000 people and in 1997 there were an estimated
40,300 new cases and 7,300 deaths. While melanoma is 85- 90% curable
if identified and treated in its earliest stages, melanoma that has
metastasized is deadly. Even after surgical removal, the five- year
survival rate for metastatic melanoma is only 20- 50%. ... '
http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c1748/KelolandMelanoma
Monday
3 May 2004
' ... According to the American Cancer
Society, some 55,000 new cases of melanoma--the deadliest form of
skin cancer--will be diagnosed in 2004, and nearly 8,000 people are
expected to die from it this year. On Monday, May 3, Sioux Falls
dermatologists are offering free skin-cancer screenings at Lewis
Drug at 41st Street and Minnesota Avenue. ... '
http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail2820.cfm?Id=22,317084NI
Co UKNI youngsters warned of sun exposure dangers
10 May
2004
' ... Sandra Gordon, Melanoma Strategy Co-ordinator, said:
“Malignant melanoma rates have risen remarkably in Northern Ireland
over the past 25 years from an average of 48 cases per year in the
mid 70s to 180 cases per year at present ... '
http://www.4ni.co.uk/industrynews.asp?id=28864The
ScotsmanMon 10 May 2004
' ... Parents 'ignore cancer
warnings over child sunburn'
MEDICAL FILE
... Skin-cancer
cases have more than doubled in a decade. About 7,000 cases of
malignant melanoma - the most serious form of the disease - are
diagnosed each year in the UK, with about 1,600 deaths. Malignant
melanoma is the third most common cancer among those aged 15 to 24.
... '
http://news.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=531652004IndystarMay
10, 2004
' ... Sun does damage on spring days, too
By Patricia
Hagen
patricia.hagen@indystar.com
... About 1 million new
cases of skin cancer will be diagnosed this year, says the American
Academy of Dermatology, which designates May as Melanoma/Skin Cancer
Detection & Prevention Month. About 96,000 of the new cases will
be melanoma, which will claim the lives of about 7,910 people. ...
'
http://www.indystar.com/articles/4/145042-3274-047.htmlMirror
Co UK' ... THIRD OF KIDS FACE SUN RISK May 10
2004
Parents let them burn
By Lorraine Fisher
... skin
cancer cases have more than doubled in 10 years. Each year 65,000
patients are diagnosed with the disease in Britain. About 7,000
cases of malignant melanoma - the most serious form - are spotted,
with around 1,600 deaths. ... '
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/tm_ob...-name_page.html
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