<Tab/>Melanoma is the uncontrolled growth of melanocytes. It is a very serious form of skin cancer (melanoma.com). Melanoma accounts for only four percent of all skin cancer cases but it causes the most cancer related deaths. It starts in skin cells called melanocytes, which produce the skin pigment melanin (Scientific American). When melanoma starts on the skin, is called cutaneous melanoma. It may also develop in the eye, as in ocular melanoma or intraocular melanoma, and in other areas …showed first 85 words of 1942 total…
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…showed last 85 words of 1942 total…Drug). It belongs to a class of gene-blocking compounds known as antisense. Genasense blocks a gene that makes Bcl-2, a protein that helps cancer cells evade chemotherapy.
<Tab/>Melanoma is treatable by many methods. The earlier it is detected, the easier it is to treat. Even if it is in an advanced stage of development, it can still be treated or controlled. New drugs and treatments are being developed and provides hope that the future of melanoma treatment will be bright.
