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melanomafacts_wb3.sPubDate = "10/4/2005 7:56:09 PM GMT";
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melanomafacts_wb3.appHeader = "Q & A|Facts about melanoma";
melanomafacts_wb3.appFooter = "Sources: Associated Press, American Cancer Society";
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melanomafacts_wb3[i++] = new Array("","How many people are affected? ","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
melanomafacts_wb3[i-1].body = "Melanoma is expected to strike 62,000 Americans this year and kill 7,600. While melanoma accounts for only about 4 percent of all skin cancer cases, it causes almost 80 percent of skin cancer deaths. ";

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melanomafacts_wb3[i-1].body = "Moles or other spots on the skin that are changing in size, shape, or color should be evaluated promptly. The warning signs of melanoma are often called the ABCD&#146;s: <br>A - asymmetry. One half of a mole or pigmented spot doesn&#146;t match the other half. <br>B - border irregularity. The edges are notched, ragged or blurred. <br>C - color. It varies from one part of the mole or spot to another. There may be shades of tan, brown, black and sometimes white, red or blue. <br>D - diameter greater than that of a pencil eraser.";

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melanomafacts_wb3[i-1].body = "Melanomas can develop from or near an existing mole, or away from such blemishes. They appear most often on the upper backs of men or women or the legs of women, but they can occur anywhere on the body.";

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melanomafacts_wb3[i-1].body = "The main preventable cause of melanoma is excessive sun exposure. So doctors advise avoiding or limiting sun exposure from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and using protective clothing and sunscreen with an SPF rating of at least 15. Severe sunburns in childhood may particularly increase the risk of melanoma in later life, so children in particular should be protected, doctors say.";

melanomafacts_wb3[i++] = new Array("","How treatable is the disease?","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
melanomafacts_wb3[i-1].body = "When melanoma is caught in its earliest stages and removed, it is highly curable. Untreated, melanoma can spread quickly into the body from the skin.";

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