How is melanoma treated?
Surgery is the most common treatment. If it’s done in the early stages, meaning before the cancer has spread, there is a high chance that it can lead to a cure. During surgery, the doctor removes the cancer and normal cells around it. This is called an excision. Chemotherapy or immunotherapy may also be used if it has spread to other parts of the body. Radiation is generally only used to treat symptoms when a person can’t have surgery or chemotherapy.
