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Watch
the Northern California Melanoma Center specialists answer
commonly asked questions on the video clips below:
- Section 1 (twelve video clips): Dr.
Lynn Spitler, Part 1
- What is
melanoma?
- Is melanoma
different from other skin cancers?
- Do we know
what causes melanoma?
- What are
the warning signs of melanoma?
- Should
a patient with the diagnosis of melanoma stay out of sun?
- What can
you tell about a primary melanoma?
- What are
the stages of melanoma?
- What are
lymph nodes?
- What are
regional lymph nodes?
- How does
melanoma spread?
- If melanoma
spreads where will it go?
- How do
you determine if the melanoma has spread?
- Section 2 (six video clips): Dr.
Robert Allen
- How is
a melanoma diagnosed?
- Will the
patient need further surgery?
- What is
a sentinel lymph node biopsy?
- What further
surgery would be needed?
- Do you
ever perform surgery for metastatic disease?
- Does surgery
cure patients?
- Section 3 (four video clips): Dr.
John Meyer
- When would
you use radiation in a patient diagnosed with melanoma?
- Is radiation
ever used in the treatment of brain metastases?
- Are there
side effects from radiation therapy?
- Are there
any new radiation technologies that are up and coming for the
treatment of melanoma?
- Section 4 (seven video clips): Dr.
Robert Weber, Part 1
- What is
chemotherapy?
- When would
you use chemotherapy?
- What are
the goals of chemotherapy?
- What are
the side effects from the chemotherapy?
- What chemotherapy
drugs do you use for the treatment of melanoma?
- Have other
drugs been looked at as options to DTIC?
- Has there
been any success using these other chemotherapy agents to treat
melanoma?
- Section 5 (four video clips): Dr.
Lynn Spitler, Part 2
- What is
immunotherapy?
- Would you
describe the Immune Surveillance theory?
- When would
you use immunotherapy?
- What side
effects are associated with these medications?
- Section 6 (six video clips):
- Dr.
Robert Weber, Part 2
- Are the
immunologic agents ever combined with chemotherapy to treat melanoma?
- Susan
Swiger
- What is
a clinical trial?
- What are
the different phases of clinical trials?
- Who can
participate?
- Why choose
to enroll in a clinical trial?
- Dr.
Andrew Kneier
- What are
some positive coping mechanisms that people can use when diagnosed
with melanoma?
Watch Section 1 Videos
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