When does melanoma turn malignant

How long can you live with melanoma? For most melanoma patients and their families, how long can you live with melanoma and whether it can be cured are the most concerned issues. So here is an introduction to how long can you live with melanoma. Let's take a look at the signs of malignant changes in moles.

(1) The mole increases in size and its pigment becomes darker or lighter.

(2) The mole expands radially to the surrounding area.

(3) The mole causes unexplained pain or discomfort, and there is a small amount of exudate on the surface.

(4) The lymph nodes in the mole area are enlarged and faintly blue-black in color can be seen.

(5) The patient has blue-black urine.

How long a patient with malignant melanoma can live depends on the specific type of tumor and the duration of treatment. If the patient discovers the disease early and actively undergoes surgical resection, the patient's five-year survival rate can be as high as 80%. However, if the patient finds that the disease is already in the middle or late stages and the tumor has metastasized to the lymph nodes or spread through the blood, even if surgical resection and radiotherapy and chemotherapy are performed, the patient's five-year survival rate is only about 30%. Therefore, this disease emphasizes early detection and early treatment.