'What started out so small, turned into something that none of us were ready for.”
, M.D., assistant clinical professor of dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City.
Melanoma is the most deadly form of skin cancer and is most commonly found on the chest and back in men and on the legs in women, according to the. According to ACS estimates, about 96,480 new melanomas are expected to be diagnosed in the U.S. this year, and about 7,230 people are expected to die of the disease.
Dr. Goldberg agrees: “Standard of care dictates that approximately one centimeter of normal skin should be removed around the spot. And the entire skin layer should be removed under the spot."
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