noun
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malignant
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One type of skin cancer is malignant melanoma .
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I would like to know in what proportion of the control patients the referring general practitioner considered the diagnosis of malignant melanoma .
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Cases of malignant melanoma have more than doubled in the last 10 years in countries with a fair-skinned population.
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You are not necessarily at any more risk of malignant melanoma than some one who has fewer moles.
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The reverse gradient applies for only one cause of death, malignant melanoma of the skin.
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In humans, malignant melanoma - a cancer of the cells containing skin pigment - is a particular hazard of excess sunbathing.
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An underlying hormonal element has long been suspected in many cases of malignant melanoma .
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A melanoma originally diagnosed four years ago had spread.
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But melanoma country is any hot spot.
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Cases of malignant melanoma have more than doubled in the last 10 years in countries with a fair-skinned population.
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For melanoma , it has been shown that the de novo expression of ICAM-1 correlates with an increased risk of metastasis.
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I would like to know in what proportion of the control patients the referring general practitioner considered the diagnosis of malignant melanoma .
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It is thought that sudden exposure to intense sunlight is a trigger to melanoma , and young office workers are typical victims.
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Unlike melanomas, they are slow growing and non-invasive and are readily curable if treated early.
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You are not necessarily at any more risk of malignant melanoma than some one who has fewer moles.