Another option could be radio-wave ablation therapy. Her prognosis depends on how long she has had the cancer and how deeply it has invaded her organs and spread. Often in older people, cancers grow more slowly. Sometimes it is very difficult to predict the course of cancer. Everyone responds differently.
Family support is just as important as treatment.
882-7000 to make an appointment with a University of Missouri Health Sciences Center physician. I recently had a melanoma surgically removed from my back. Soon I'll go back to the hospital to have the stitches removed. Your post-surgery treatment will be determined by the extent of the melanoma and whether it may have spread beyond the boundaries of the original site. Your doctor will look at biopsy results and may order other tests to ensure that the cancer is localized.