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MELANOMA

Melanoma is defined as a cancer of the skin. It can be caused from moles being over exposed to the sun or just over exposure to the sun in general. Melanoma will usually occur in pigment tissues such as the skin but can also occur in the eyes and intestines.
 * __What is it?__**


 * __How is it caused?__**

Melanoma can be caused by.. > > > > > > > > > **__How can it be detected?__** > > > > > > > > > Melanoma has five stages, >> Melanoma can be detected in early stages by normal skin tests as seen in this video >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> []
 * Unusual moles.
 * Exposure to natural sunlight.
 * Exposure to artificial ultraviolet light (tanning booth).
 * Family or personal history of melanoma.
 * Being white and older than 20 years.
 * Red or blond hair.
 * White or light-colored skin and freckles.
 * Blue eyes.
 * A mole that:
 * changes in size, shape, or color.
 * has irregular edges or borders.
 * is more than 1 color.
 * is asymmetrical (if the mole is divided in half, the 2 halves are different in size or shape).
 * itches.
 * oozes, bleeds, or is ulcerated (a hole forms in the skin when the top layer of cells breaks down and the underlying tissue shows through).
 * Change in pigmented (colored) skin.
 * Satellite moles (new moles that grow near an existing mole).
 * Stage 0
 * Stage I
 * Stage II
 * Stage III
 * Stage IV
 * four being the latest and 0 being the earliest stage


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 * 2) The page was organized well
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 * 4) I would like to know other ways to find melanoma on yourself