1. MELANOMA
RILEY AND EDIE

2. DEFINITION
MELANOMA IS THE DEADLIEST FORM OF SKIN CANCER, KILLING AROUND 9,700 PEOPLE PER YEAR AND ABOUT 1 PERSON DIES PER HOUR FROM THIS DISEASE.

3. WHAT IS IT?
MELANOCYTES, WHICH PRODUCE THE MELANIN IN YOUR SKIN, ARE THE CELLS WHERE MELANOMA ORIGINATES. IT IS COMMONLY FOUND IN THE EPIDERMIS.

4. DIAGRAM

6. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS SIGNS SYMPTOMS ITCHINESS BLEEDING PAIN

7. CAUSE
THE EXACT CAUSE IS STILL UNKNOWN. MANY SCIENTISTS AND DOCTORS CONCLUDE THAT HARMFUL UV RAYS ARE THE LEADING CAUSE. IT IS ALSO THOUGHT THAT GENETICS AND ENVIROMENTAL FACTORS CONTRIBUTE TO THE DISEASE.

8. TREATMENT
EARLY STAGE SURGERY TO REMOVE MELANOMA. DEVELOPED MELANOMA SURGERY TO REMOVE AFFECTED LYMPH NODES, RADIATION, CHEMOTHERAPY, BIOLOGICAL THERAPY, TARGETED THERAPY.

9. WORST CASE
MELANOMA CAN SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE BODY BY WAY OF THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM RESULTING IN DEATH.

10. FACTS
MELANOMA IS MORE COMMON IN PEOPLE WITH BLONDE AND RED HAIR, LIGHT EYES, AND FAIR SKIN. MELANOMA CAN OCCUR AT ANY AGE BUT USUALLY DEVELOPS AFTER PUBERTY. IT IS THE SECOND MOST COMMON CANCER USUALLY FOUND IN PEOPLE IT IS THE FASTEST GROWING CANCER.

11. WORKS CITED