May is Melanoma Diagnosis Month
According to the World Health Organization, 48,000 people around the world die of melanoma every year. It is one of the most dangerous types of cancer, because despite the small size of the primary tumor, it can quickly spread to any organs. Although once thought to be a disease of advanced years, it is now often diagnosed among people in their 30s and 50s. Also, women have melanoma more often than men.