Is melanoma contagious?

Is malignant melanoma contagious? This should be a question of great concern to many malignant melanoma patients and their families. So, can malignant melanoma be contagious? Experts give the following explanation:

Experts point out that most malignant melanomas occur due to repeated friction, scratching and damage to the nevus, which causes malignant transformation. Improper excavation and drug corrosion can transform benign nevus into malignant melanoma. This means that benign nevus is the biggest source of malignant melanoma. Malignant melanoma, like other cancers, only has genetic factors and is not contagious.

From this we can know that malignant melanoma is not contagious. Please rest assured, patients with malignant melanoma and their families. Once malignant melanoma is diagnosed, the correct treatment method must be adopted. During treatment, everyone should comprehensively consider the stage of malignant melanoma, the biological characteristics of the tumor and the patient's physical condition, and choose chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and biological immunotherapy.

Regarding the treatment of malignant melanoma, experts point out that the most effective treatment is the comprehensive treatment method of surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and biological therapy. Through surgery and radiotherapy, the huge tumor cells in the patient's body are removed, and then biotechnology is used to remove the tiny lesions remaining in the patient's body. Biological therapy and surgical treatment, chemotherapy and radiotherapy methods are used together to have a strong complementary effect. It can play a unique therapeutic effect of restoring and rebuilding the patient's damaged immune system, effectively prevent the metastasis and recurrence of the patient's disease after surgery, enhance the tolerance of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and support the recovery of the patient's immune system after damage, so as to achieve the purpose of prolonging survival and improving the quality of life!