Early detection of melanoma plus regular skin exams is vital for beating disease
Monday, May 4, 2009 - 13:49
in Health & Medicine
On television's popular 'Grey's Anatomy,' Dr Izzie Stevens faces a grim diagnosis: stage IV metastatic melanoma. As the drama unfolds, viewers get a glimpse at why patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer - in the most advanced stage of diagnosis - face a mere 10-month median survival rate. In real life, this type of prognosis is devastating and leaves melanoma patients with few options for beating this disease that claims the life of one American almost every hour (every 62 minutes). But dermatologists agree that when melanoma is diagnosed in its earliest, most treatable stages, time is on your side...
