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In this Article

• Melanoma facts
• What is melanoma?
• What is cancer?
• What are risk factors for melanoma?
• What are signs and symptoms of melanoma?
• How is melanoma diagnosed?
• How is melanoma treated?
• Methods of treatment
• Treatment choices by stage
• What are the side effects of treatment for melanoma?
• What about followup care after treatment for melanoma?
• Are there support groups for people with melanoma?
• What steps are involved in performing a skin self-exam?
• Where can patients get more information about melanoma?

Where can patients get more information about melanoma?

National Cancer Institute information resources

You may want more information for yourself, your family, and your doctor. The following National Cancer Institute (NCI) services are available to help you.

Telephone

Cancer Information Service (CIS)
Provides accurate, up-to-date information on cancer to patients and their families, health professionals, and the general public. Information specialists translate the latest scientific information into understandable language and respond in English, Spanish, or on TTY equipment.

Toll-free: 1-800-4-CANCER (1-800-422-6237)
TTY (for deaf and hard of hearing callers): 1-800-332-8615

Internet

The NCI's Cancer.gov™ Web site provides information from numerous NCI sources. It offers current information on cancer prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, genetics, supportive care, and ongoing clinical trials. It also provides information about NCI's research programs and funding opportunities, cancer statistics, and the Institute itself. Cancer.gov can be accessed at http://www.cancer.gov on the Internet.

Cancer.gov also provides live, online assistance through LiveHelp. Information specialists are available Monday through Friday from 9:00 AM to 10:00 PM Eastern Time. LiveHelp is at http://www.cancer.gov on the Internet.

SOURCE: U.S. National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute