Why is Early Detection for Melanoma Important?

Melanoma, the most serious and deadly type of skin cancer, will claim approximately 9,710 lives in 2014, and there will be more than 76,600 new cases of melanoma, according to the American Cancer Society. Currently the only true cure for melanoma is early detection. It’s essential to be vigilant about your skin, monitor your moles and lesions, see your physician or dermatologist on a routine basis, avoid the sun and tanning beds, protect yourself with sunscreen and protective clothing, and enroll in an early detection screening and surveillance program. The five-year survival rate for melanoma in an advanced stage is only 15 percent. However, if melanoma is detected and treated before it spreads to the lymph nodes, the five-year survival rate is 98 percent, further supporting the importance of early detection. Watch this video of Richard Bezozo, M.D., president of MoleSafe, to learn more about early detection: http://abt.cm/1zhcvJG

MoleSafe is the world’s most advanced melanoma screening and surveillance program. MoleSafe’s comprehensive program incorporates a suite of advanced melanoma detection and diagnosis tools and technology, including total body photography, digital dermoscopy, and digital serial monitoring, to result in earlier detection of melanoma and reduce the unnecessary removal of benign lesions. Through its partnership with MoleMap, which offers the same screening services in Australia and New Zealand, more than 40 facilities have been established globally, and thousands of melanomas and other skin cancers have been diagnosed from more than 150,000 telemedicine consultations. For more information about MoleSafe, please visit www.molesafe.com or call 1-877-MOLESAFE.