{"id":4140,"date":"2024-04-15T09:02:55","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T09:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=4140"},"modified":"2024-04-15T09:25:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T09:25:33","slug":"what-is-melanoma-symptoms-and-risk-factors-of-skin-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=4140","title":{"rendered":"What is Melanoma? Symptoms and Risk Factors of Skin Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We asked experts what to know about melanoma symptoms, treatment and prevention.<\/p>\n

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When spring turns to summer and warm weather lures more people outside, skin cancer may be at most a distant concern. But experts said it\u2019s important to take the risk seriously.<\/p>\n

The ultraviolet rays in sunlight are a leading risk factor for skin cancer, which will affect one in five Americans over their lifetime. That includes melanoma, among the deadliest types. About 100,000 people are diagnosed<\/a> with melanoma each year in the United States, and about 8,000 die from it annually, according to the American Cancer Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, there are simple ways to reduce your risk, and to detect possible cases early while they are most curable. Therapies approved over the past 15 years have also transformed the treatment of melanoma, extending and improving the lives of patients even with late-stage cases.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what to know about melanoma, its treatments and how to protect yourself.<\/p>\n