Advancing Health webinar: Melanoma and more – how to know if you’re at risk
In this webinar, Joshua M.V. Mammen, MD, PhD will go over the known risks and treatment of Melanoma.
- Welcome
- Meet Dr. Mammen
- Types of skin cancer
- What causes melanoma?
- Epidemiology
- Risk Factors
- Treatment
- Has the melanoma spread?
- Who should have a biopsy done?
- What if the melanoma has spread?
- Summary
Audiences Q&A:
- If a melanoma reoccurs will it return on the same area?
- Melanoma from tanning?
- Is immuno-therapy only for melanoma that has spread?
- Reoccurrence of other types of cancers?
- If you have significant risk factors, tanning beds, caucasian family history, is there more that you can do or should do than just those annual skin assessments?
- How vital is treatment?
- If you have an odd looking mole, Is it worth it to remove it?
- Advancements in MRNA treatments and melanoma. Is that something we're seeing more of, and is that something UNMC/Nebraska Medicine is involved with?
- How important is it applying sunscreen?
- Does the SPF number really matter? Does 87 make a better difference than 40, and does sunblock expire?
- Is a base tan a real thing?
