At this time, where is the risk in Melanoma skin cancer?My mom has a cancer spot on her forehead and she is getting surgery tomorrow for it. So, at this point, after her surgery I mean, will everything be fine? Or is there still a risk of her dying?
Answer by Denisedds
There is no way of knowing until it is staged.
Answer by Max Power
Surgery is the most effective form of treatment for melanoma. They will review the biopsy portion to decide what stage of is at and if any further treatment is required. The vast majority of melanomas are stage I and the life expectancy is tremendous.
Answer by Nunaya Bidnit
skin cancer is one of the most treatable cancers. usually once it's removed, that's it.
Answer by Orion
The pathology report from the surgery will tell you alot about the next steps and the prognosis. The links below provide some statistics on Melanoma.
Be careful with statistics. The data comes from all the trials performed on the specific cancer. Many of the phase I and Phase II trials are done with terminal cases. And the data may go back years. Current treatments are increasing the survival rates and reducing the reoccurance rates but the statistics state averages of all the data.
My prognosis (stage IIIC) was 26% chance of survival to 5 years and I am still here 6 years later. My friend (stage Iv)was told 1 yr and he is still here 6 yrs later.
Answer by Shell B
Did they already biopsy the "spot" and say it was melanoma? There are actually 3 types of skin cancer, squamous cell, basal cell, and melanoma. Melanoma is the most widely known, and the deadliest, but also the least common of the 3. The other 2 types are extremely curable. With any luck, your mom has one of the other types of skin cancer and will be fine. Sometimes, depending on the surgical and pathology results, patients will also receive radiation treatments, but they are relatively simple with not a lot of side effects other than skin reddening and/or soreness. Good luck
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