| From the office of Dr. Laurence Magne, author of | | | | determined by a number of factors, including the |
| | | | staging of the cancer and your general health. |
| Melanoma is an extremely serious form of skin | | | | The suggested treatment for melanoma, like |
| cancer, which begins in the cells that make | | | | other cancers, is likely to follow the traditional |
| melanin which produces skin pigment. Typically, | | | | route of slash, poison and/or burn. All of the |
| these cells are found in the skin, although they | | | | treatments have serious effects on the overall |
| also exist in the eyes, the digestive tract, the | | | | health of the patient and are, in too many cases, |
| lymph nodes and other areas. Once found, a | | | | more dangerous than the disease they |
| number of options are presented as treatment | | | | supposedly treat. |
| for melanoma. The path that you take is | | | | |