What is melanoma?
Melanoma is a skin cancer of melanocytes which are cells that produce melanin. They predominantly occur in skin, but are also found in other parts of the body that contains melanocytes.
How do members experience melanoma?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with melanoma*
Common symptoms
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Common symptom
Fatigue
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Pain
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Anxious mood
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Depressed mood
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Buoy Health’s symptom checker.
Top treatments taken by people for melanoma*
We currently don't have enough shared data that is made public for this condition.
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Who has melanoma on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 1 | |
| 20s | 4 | |
| 30s | 34 | |
| 40s | 69 | |
| 50s | 99 | |
| 60s | 125 | |
| 70+ | 110 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 157 | |
| Female | 284 |
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