Melanoma is a skin cancer. Cancer occurs when cells in the body divide without control or order. Normally, cells divide in a regulated manner. If cells keep dividing uncontrollably when new cells are not needed, a mass of tissue forms, called a growth or tumor.
Melanoma affects skin cells called melanocytes. These cells produce skin color. They also give moles their dark color.
Under normal conditions, moles are benign skin tumors. This means non-cancerous. Sometimes a mole can develop into melanoma.
A new mole may also be an early melanoma. Melanomas are less common and more dangerous. They are much more likely to spread to other parts of the body.
We provide skin cancer treatment and therapy for patients suffering from melanoma in the Pinehurst, Sanford, Raeford, Laurinburg, Lumberton, Troy and Rockingham regions of NC and beyond.