Once melanoma has been diagnosed and staged, your cancer care team will discuss your treatment options with you. Based on the stage of the cancer and other factors, treatment options may include:
- Surgery
- Chemotherapy
- Immunotherapy
- Radiation therapy
Early stage cancers can often be treated effectively with surgery alone, but more advanced cancers often require other treatments. Sometimes more than one type of treatment is used.
It is important to consider your options carefully. If there is anything you do not understand, ask to have it explained.
The next few sections describe the various types of treatments used for melanoma of the skin. This is followed by a description of the most common treatment options based on the stage of the melanoma.
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