New Study on Melanoma

WASHINGTON, 21 april 2008-- Melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, is much deadlier when it appears on the scalp or neck than somewhere else on the body, according to a study published Monday.
People with scalp or neck melanomas died at nearly twice the rate of those with melanoma elsewhere on the body, the researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reported in the Archives of Dermatology. People with melanomas on the arms, legs, face or ears had the best prognosis, they said.
They analyzed data on 51,704 people with melanoma in the United States from 1992 to 2003 and found survival rates varied depending on where on the body it first appeared.