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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.
== 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>{{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" />
== References ==
== References ==