Many deaths due to melanoma may be prevented by screening those individuals at greatest risk for melanoma, melenoma, melonoma Prevention and sun exposure. Increased recreational sun exposure and alterations of the upper atmosphere by pollutants resulting in increased radiation may be the two most important factors in the disproportionate rise in the incidence of Sunscreen effectiveness. Sunscreens prevent erythema and sunburn, but inhibit accommodation of the skin to sunlight, therefore their use may permit excessive exposure of the skin to ABCDs of malignant melanoma recognition. The goal is to recognize melanomas at the earliest stage. Compared to common acquired melanocytic nevi, malignant melanomas tend to have A symmetry, B order irregularity, C olor variegation, and Characteristics of benign moles.
Benign moles have a more uniform tan, brown, or black color.
The border is regular and the lesion is Clinical classification Melanoma either begins de novo or develops from a preexisting lesion, such as a congenital or atypical mole. A classification into several different types was devised after observing that the microscopic Superficial spreading melanoma . SSM is most common in middle age, from the fourth to fifth decade. Nodular melanoma . NM occurs most often in the fifth or sixth decade.