What is melanoma? Melanoma is a “skin disease in which cancer cells are found in the cells that color the skin.” It occurs mainly in adults but it does occur in children and adolescents. “More women get melanoma than men.” It is sometimes called cutaneous melanoma or malignant melanoma. “Melanoma is a more serious type of cancer than the more common skins cancers.” “People most at risk from melanoma include those (1) with a high number …showed first 75 words of 1020 total…

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