Stains On The Skin Can Be A Sign Of Cancer, Don't Be Careless

JAKARTA - Skin cancer is a type of cancer that can develop without clear symptoms at first, making it difficult to detect from an early age. However, experts reveal that there are specific signs of skin that could be an indicator of a person possibly suffering from skin cancer, especially melanoma. According to the Mayo Clinic page, melanoma is skin cancer that starts in melanocytes.

"Melanosites are cells that make pigments and give color to the skin, which is called melanin. Melanoma usually starts on the skin that is often exposed to sunlight, such as the skin on the arms, back, face, and feet. Melanoma can also be formed in the eyes. Rarely, melanoma can occur in the body, such as in the nose or throat," reads the text from the website, quoted by VOI from the Unilad page on Tuesday, February 18.

According to AIM at Melanoma, more than 60% of patients with stage IV melanoma will develop brain metastasis at a point, which is a scary statistic. Experts warn that there are special ways the skin actually indicates that you have melanoma without realizing it.

First, melanoma stains usually have irregular and colored shapes and are brown or black with uneven patches. According to the Moffitt Cancer Center, melanoma flies have different shapes, sizes, or colors from flies and require inspection. The flies tend to have colors that are not evenly distributed to brown, black, or brown nuances that change over time.

Unfortunately, melanoma is increasing to cause death. This disease is deadly because it spreads quickly throughout the body undetected. According to the Moffitt Cancer Center, melanoma that has spread to the brain can include headaches, seizures, vision problems, paralysis on one side of the body, nausea, vomiting, swelling of lymph nodes, weakness, and fatigue.

If skin cancer is growing, you may also have a higher risk of developing other cancers that are not associated with melanoma. For example, people with melanoma may be more susceptible to developing cancer in the breasts, kidneys, and thyroid, as well as other types of cancer.

Treatment for melanoma that has spread to the brain can include chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery, and target therapy.

"Operation is the standard treatment for melanoma brain metastasi. It has the potential to cure patients who have controlled melanosoma and have a limited number of brain metastasis," according to AIM at Melanoma.

However, surgery is only carried out for patients with fewer than three metastasis and patients with many tumors, or tumors in critical brain areas, usually not suitable for surgery.