How dangerous is an untreated melanoma?

As a melanoma warrior, I would ask if the melanoma you suspect has actually been diagnosed through biopsy? I have to wonder, because if it was, your doctor would have told you how serious it could be. If that doctor had said that no further treatment is necessary, then you probably had a low grade, stage 0 (in situ). read more

Melanoma is one of the most easily treated malignancies after it is detected and it is also one of the cancers you can basically guarantee will metastasize and kill you if it isn’t treated. Unlike most cancers, which can usually be found in specific places after it spreads, melanoma can go basically anywhere and everywhere in the body if it manages to metastasize. read more

Q: I have had two different types of skin cancer on my face, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, and both times the surgery to remove them left me with some scarring. I now have another growth on my nose, and I'm convinced that it's another skin cancer, but I haven't been to the doctor. read more