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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> | ||
== Protection == | == Protection == | ||
| − | [[New Zealand]]'s Cancer Society implied on their website that sunscreen protects against melanoma.<ref | + | [[New Zealand]]'s Cancer Society implied on their website that sunscreen protects against melanoma.<ref name="Vitamin D" /> |
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 00:51, March 6, 2020
Melanoma is cancer of the cells in the skin that produce melanin, a brown pigment. Melanoma often begins in a mole.
Mortality rate
The mortality rate from melanoma is 20%. Melanoma causes three out of four skin cancer deaths.[1]
Protection
New Zealand's Cancer Society implied on their website that sunscreen protects against melanoma.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ian Wishart (2012). Vitamin D. Howling At The Moon Publishing Ltd.. ISBN 978-0-9876573-1-2.
