How to prevent malignant melanoma

Malignant melanoma is a highly malignant tumor that produces melanin. It develops quickly, metastasizes early, and is highly malignant. It is mostly seen in adults over 30 years old. Those that occur on the skin are more common on the soles of the feet, the vulva, and around the anus. It can be malignant from the beginning, but usually develops from the malignant transformation of a junctional nevus. So how can we prevent malignant melanoma?

The prognosis of malignant melanoma is mostly very poor, and in the late stage, there may be lymphatic and blood metastasis. Therefore, malignant melanoma should be diagnosed and treated early. Since the prognosis of malignant melanoma is so poor, is there anything that can be prevented? Below we will introduce in detail how to effectively prevent malignant melanoma in order to increase the mortality rate of malignant melanoma.

First, for pigmented nevi that are prone to friction, biopsy should be performed for pathological examination. All nevi should be removed as soon as possible to prevent malignant transformation. For example, if a child has a large hairy nevus on the waist, the main part of the nevus can be removed as much as possible in the middle before it becomes malignant, and the two sides can be sutured. After the surrounding skin is loosened, the remaining part can be removed until the nevus is completely removed. Each specimen removed must be sent for pathological examination. If there is malignant transformation, it should be completely removed and skin grafting should be performed.

Secondly, it is not advisable to stimulate moles with corrosive drugs or complete freezing, because moles can often become malignant due to traumatic stimulation.

Finally, pay attention to information about the malignant transformation of the mole. Patients should be alert to the following information: the mole becomes larger, the pigment becomes darker or lighter; the mole expands radially to the surrounding area; the mole is painful or uncomfortable for no reason, and there is a small amount of exudate on the surface; the lymph nodes in the mole area are swollen and faintly blue-black can be seen; the patient has blue-black urine.

At the same time, patients should strengthen their exercise. Experts say that exercise can also effectively prevent melanoma. If a person does not exercise for a long time, the patient's physical fitness and immune function will decline, and various diseases will follow. On the contrary, if a person can exercise for a long time and maintain a good living habit, then his physical fitness and immune function will continue to improve, and preventing the invasion of diseases will be a piece of cake.

The expert finally said that the prevention of malignant melanoma cannot be ignored, which is very helpful in reducing the mortality rate of melanoma. He hopes that patients can pay attention to it.