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| − | '''Melanoma''' is [[cancer]] of the cells in the skin that produce [[melanin]], a brown pigment. Melanoma often begins in a mole. | + | '''Melanoma''' is [[cancer]] of the cells in the skin that produce [[melanin]], a brown pigment. Melanoma often begins in a mole. |
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| | + | == Mortality rate == |
| | + | The mortality rate from melanoma is 20%. Melanoma causes three out of four skin cancer deaths.<ref name="Vitamin D">{{cite book|isbn=978-0-9876573-1-2|author=Ian Wishart|publisher=Howling At The Moon Publishing Ltd.|year=2012|title=Vitamin D}}</ref> |
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| | == Protection == | | == Protection == |
| − | [[New Zealand]]'s Cancer Society implied on their website that sunscreen protects against melanoma.<ref>{{cite book|isbn=978-0-9876573-1-2|author=Ian Wishart|publisher=Howling At The Moon Publishing Ltd.|year=2012|title=Vitamin D}}</ref> | + | [[New Zealand]]'s Cancer Society implied on their website that sunscreen protects against melanoma.<ref name="Vitamin D" /> |
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| | == References == | | == References == |