Assertion: melanoma | /r/HasProperty | stage
Facets:
value: according to webmd
type: OTHER
value: based on size
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: When melanoma is Stage 0, sometimes referred to as ‘melanoma in situ,’ cancer cells have breached only the epidermis (the very outer layer of the skin).
text: Melanoma is staged as follows:
text: It's highly curable and is either called stage 0 or it's not given a stage.
text: Melanoma in situ is considered Stage 0 in the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging guidelines.
text: Melanoma can also be stage 0, meaning that it shows signs of being cancerous but has not yet invaded through the skin.
text: The very earliest melanomas (stage 0) do not even extend past the top layer of the skin, the epidermis.
text: After being diagnosed, the melanoma will be staged depending on the extent of its growth.
text: Melanoma is staged based not on size but on how deep it invades the skin layers.
text: Melanoma in situ is also called stage 0 melanoma.
text: Melanoma that has spread to other parts of the body is also called metastatic melanoma, advanced melanoma or stage 4 melanoma, according to WebMD.