Can melanoma be cured?

Many people may not know about melanoma, but everyone is familiar with moles. If you find melanoma on your body, it can be cured with timely treatment. However, because of this, many patients are very concerned about whether melanoma can be cured. Let’s take a look at the following knowledge introduction.

In fact, the best treatment for melanoma in medicine is surgery. After the operation, you can also choose chemotherapy or biological immunotherapy according to the patient's physical condition, such as the use of traditional Chinese medicine treatment measures, etc. Can melanoma be cured? The possibility of melanoma recurrence is relatively high.

The key to improving the recovery rate of early melanoma lies in timely and appropriate treatment. After surgical treatment of early malignant melanoma, the five-year survival rate can reach more than 60%. However, if not detected and treated in time, the five-year survival rate of advanced melanoma is less than 5%, and it is very easy to metastasize and recur.

How should you deal with moles on the heels, waist, and armpits? Moles on the heels, waist, armpits, and other areas prone to friction should be removed as soon as possible to prevent cancer. If the patient is suspected of having malignant melanoma, the surrounding 0.5-1 cm normal skin and subcutaneous fat will be removed and examined pathologically. If you have moles on your body that grow in these places, you must remove them in time to avoid cancer.

When it comes to whether melanoma can be cured, in fact, melanoma in our body can be cured in the early stages. At this time, because melanoma grows horizontally within the patient's epidermis, only reasonable treatment measures can bring a relatively high recovery rate. After surgery for early-stage melanoma, the five-year survival rate is over 60 percent.