AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer, develops in the cells (melanocytes) that produce melanin-the pigment that gives your skin its color. Melanoma can also form in your eyes and, rarely, inside your body, such as in your nose or throat.

Detailed explanation-2: -Melanoma is the most invasive skin cancer with the highest risk of death. While it’s a serious skin cancer, it’s highly curable if caught early. Prevention and early treatment are critical, especially if you have fair skin, blonde or red hair and blue eyes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Melanoma is usually curable when detected and treated early. Once it has spread deeper into the skin or other parts of the body, it becomes more difficult to treat and can be deadly. The estimated five-year survival rate for U.S. patients whose melanoma is detected early is about 99 percent.

Detailed explanation-4: -Melanoma Statistics. Melanoma is the deadliest of skin cancers. Rates of diagnosis for the disease have increased dramatically over the past three decades, outpacing almost all other cancers. Today, it is one of the most common cancers found among young adults in the United States.

Detailed explanation-5: -While most melanomas occur on the skin, a small percentage of these dangerous cancers are found in other parts of the body. These non-skin melanomas also are called noncutaneous melanomas.