Goal of Surgery for Melanoma Health Article

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Surgery is the most common treatment for melanoma. Its goal is to remove the cancer and perhaps normal skin around it to reduce the chance of spread. If you have cancer that has spread, your doctor may suggest surgery to remove distant tumors. Doctors do this to relieve symptoms. It will not likely cure the disease.

Reviewer Name: Loescher, Lois PhD, RN;Schwartzentruber, Doug MD
Date Last Reviewed: 12-15-2005
Published Date: 04-15-2006
 
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