Mellencamp’s cancer journey began in March 2022 when she took to Instagram to reveal that she’d had a suspicious mole removed. At the time, she said her former co-star Kyle Richards encouraged her to ...

Optimal treatment for clinically localized melanoma requires surgical control of the primary site and accurate staging of the regional nodal basin with sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB).

In some cases, a melanoma lesion can form on the skin and then disappear. However, the cells may travel through the body and cause cancer to develop elsewhere. A biopsy can help identify whether ...

When the surgeon surgically removes a melanoma, some patients are said to be 'cancer-free' and they do not get additional treatment. However, should the fluid obtained in the drainage implanted after ...