What are the treatments for melanoma?

Malignant melanoma originates from melanocytes. Most melanomas occur due to normal melanomas being scratched or rubbed, causing malignant changes. Therefore, in order to prevent the occurrence of melanoma, you must not dig or scratch melanomas. If you have melanoma, you need to seek timely treatment. The following editor will introduce the treatment methods for melanoma.

1. The traditional treatment of melanoma is to remove the lesion by surgery, supplemented by radiotherapy and chemotherapy. After the lesion is removed by surgery, it is supplemented by a certain amount of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This is the basic procedure of the traditional treatment method. However, some experts say that radiotherapy after surgery is used for treatment, and melanoma is resistant to radiation, so the effect is not very good. Some experts also say that chemotherapy after surgery and radiotherapy at the same time are a very effective combination therapy. Therefore, so far, surgery combined with radiotherapy and chemotherapy is still the most traditional treatment method for melanoma.

2. Melanoma can be treated with gene therapy, which has attracted attention from all sides due to its unique specificity, strong targeting, and few side effects. This method adopts different treatment methods according to the individual characteristics of each patient, so the treatment effect is more obvious, and the side effects are also incomparable to traditional treatment methods.

3. The most common method for treating melanoma is biological therapy. This treatment method is known as the fourth conventional treatment method for cancer. It is a very green treatment method after surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This treatment method can be regarded as a humanistic treatment method with obvious effects, no toxic side effects, good safety and tolerance. Therefore, this treatment method has attracted attention from all parties as soon as it appeared, bringing good news to cancer patients.

The above are several methods of treating melanoma summarized by the editor. Different methods can be used for treatment according to personal characteristics and the course of the disease. It is not possible to say which method is suitable and which method is not suitable. In short, the most suitable one is the best, and everyone can choose the treatment method according to their own condition.