What is the treatment for melanoma

Is there any treatment for melanoma? This is a question many people want to ask after watching Li Xiangshan in If You Are the One 2 who lost confidence and committed suicide by jumping into the sea after suffering from melanoma. It also made many people realize for the first time that there is melanoma among skin diseases. So is melanoma really as difficult to cure as in the movie? How to treat melanoma?

1. Surgical resection of melanoma: It is advisable to perform resection of the primary tumor at an early stage. If the frozen section confirms that it is a melanoma, the surgery should be extended. Traditional theory believes that the resection range should include a 5cm area outside the tumor. However, in recent years, people tend to agree with Mohs's view that only a 1cm area outside the tumor is required for the face, and a 2cm area outside the tumor is sufficient for melanomas in other parts of the body. 4 to 6 weeks after surgery, regional head and neck lymph node clearance can be performed according to the drainage direction of the scalp lymph nodes, which is beneficial to improve the survival rate.

2. Physical therapy for melanoma: Suitable for superficial and early lesions. Laser or liquid nitrogen can be used, supplemented by radiotherapy after surgery.

3. Chemotherapy for melanoma: For those with metastatic disease, chemotherapy can delay the progression of the disease.

The above is an introduction to the knowledge about melanoma. I hope it will be helpful to you. At the same time, no matter how much our melanoma patients know about melanoma, it is recommended that melanoma patients should go to a melanoma hospital to consult a doctor, so that melanoma can be treated faster and better. At the same time, in life, we must do a good job in melanoma prevention to reduce the possibility of melanoma recurrence.