What are the early symptoms of melanoma? What are the treatments for melanoma?

Melanoma usually causes a sudden appearance of a mole in the early stages of the disease. This mole looks very similar to a pigmented mole. Then there will be slight pain at the mole site, but it will not be particularly severe. This mole will gradually begin to spread and increase in number. The patient will experience symptoms of fatigue and drowsiness, and the mole will also itch.

Melanoma is a malignant tumor that is easily overlooked by people because it looks like a mole, or a pigmented nevus. Therefore, in the early stages of melanoma, most people do not pay attention to the symptoms of melanoma. Therefore, when the disease is discovered, it is usually in the late stage. So what are the early symptoms of melanoma? What should you pay attention to after you get sick?

1. What are the early symptoms of melanoma?

1. Moles suddenly appear

When melanoma first develops, it looks very similar to an ordinary pigmented mole. This type of mole usually appears suddenly on the skin and gradually begins to grow larger.

2. Slight local pain

Melanoma usually causes discomfort, unlike ordinary pigmented moles which are painless. Melanoma can cause slight pain, which is usually not noticed or noticed in the early stages, but will become more and more severe later on.

3. The mole continues to spread

The moles on the patient's body will continue to spread. There may be only one or two at first, but later there may be more and more. Moreover, the color of this mole looks different from that of ordinary melanoma. Melanoma is generally protruding and slightly lighter in color than ordinary melanoma.

4. Physical fatigue and drowsiness

In addition to local symptoms of the skin, melanoma may also cause systemic symptoms. The most common systemic symptom is fatigue and drowsiness.

5. Local itching

Melanoma is usually accompanied by local itching, which will later develop into local burning pain and even tenderness.

2. What should you pay attention to if you have melanoma?

1. Eat more easily digestible food

After all, melanoma is a malignant tumor disease. This disease can seriously affect a person's metabolic function and consume a lot of energy from the body. Therefore, at this time, you should pay attention to nutritional supplements and eat more easily digestible foods.

2. Don’t touch your melanoma with your hands

Melanoma generally causes local discomfort, so at this time you should be careful not to touch the melanoma with your hands, otherwise it will aggravate the symptoms.

3. Pay more attention to rest

Patients should pay more attention to rest in their daily lives to promote recovery.