What Are the Treatments for Metastatic Melanoma?
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that originates in the pigment-producing cells of the skin. In the early stages of the disease, cancerous cells are localized to the skin tissue; however, the cancer can spread to nearby and distant lymph nodes and organs, leading to stage IV, or metastatic melanoma. Doctors may use a variety of surgical, biologic, combined and experimental approaches in an attempt to destroy the spreading cancer cells and improve the patient’s overall survival.
