May is Melanoma Awareness Month

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Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer. However, if recognized and treated early, it is nearly 100 percent curable. If not treated early, the cancer can advance and spread to other parts of the body, becoming difficult to treat and potentially fatal. While melanoma is not the most common of the skin cancers, it does cause the most deaths. The American Cancer Society estimates that in 2008, there will be 8,420 fatalities, 5,400 in men and 3,020 in women in the U.S. The number of new cases of melanoma is estimated at 62,480; of these, 34,950 will be in men and 27,530 in women.

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