melanoma
noun
mel·a·no·ma
ˌme-lə-ˈnō-mə 
plural melanomas also melanomata
ˌme-lə-ˈnō-mə-tə
1
: a tumor containing dark pigment
2
: a highly malignant tumor that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely
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Women are more than twice as likely as men to wear sunscreen, but by age 50, men are at a greater risk of melanoma than women.
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 12 May 2025
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum — who shared in February that her melanoma had spread to her lungs and brain — sat down with Nightline for an interview which aired on Thursday, April 10.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
This not only includes breast cancers, but also thyroid, melanoma, lymphoma, cervical, ovarian and even lung cancers.
—Carolyn Bhakta, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Some cancers like melanoma, cervical, stomach, myeloma, and bone and joint cancers showed increases only in younger populations.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
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Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 12 May 2025
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum — who shared in February that her melanoma had spread to her lungs and brain — sat down with Nightline for an interview which aired on Thursday, April 10.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
This not only includes breast cancers, but also thyroid, melanoma, lymphoma, cervical, ovarian and even lung cancers.
—Carolyn Bhakta, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Some cancers like melanoma, cervical, stomach, myeloma, and bone and joint cancers showed increases only in younger populations.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 June 2025
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melanoma
noun
mel·a·no·ma
ˌmel-ə-ˈnō-mə
plural melanomas also melanomata
-mət-ə
: a usually malignant tumor containing dark pigment
Medical Definition
melanoma
noun
mel·a·no·ma
ˌmel-ə-ˈnō-mə
plural melanomas also melanomata
-mət-ə
1
: a benign or malignant skin tumor containing dark pigment
2
: a tumor of high malignancy that starts in melanocytes of normal skin or moles and metastasizes rapidly and widely
called also malignant melanoma, melanocarcinoma, melanoepithelioma, melanosarcoma
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