Melanoma
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What is melanoma?
Melanoma is a skin cancer of melanocytes which are cells that produce melanin. They predominantly occur in skin, but are also found in other parts of the body that contains melanocytes.
Common symptoms reported by people with melanoma
Treatments taken by people for melanoma
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Compare treatments taken by people with melanoma
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have melanoma through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with melanoma? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has melanoma on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 223 say melanoma is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 9 | |
| 30s | 34 | |
| 40s | 37 | |
| 50s | 26 | |
| 60s | 27 | |
| 70+ | 79 |
| Age at first symptom | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| 0-19 years | 10 | |
| 20-29 years | 9 | |
| 30-39 years | 16 | |
| 40-49 years | 7 | |
| 50-59 years | 7 | |
| 60-69 years | 7 | |
| 70+ years | 8 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 140 | |
| Female | 249 |
| Diagnosis status | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnosed | 265 | |
| Not Diagnosed | 11 |