What is metastatic melanoma?

Malignant melanoma is a form of skin cancer that is metastatic when it spreads spreads to another location. Staging is used to identify the extent of the disease. Stages I and II describe local metastases, whereas Stages III and IV describe the presence of local and distant metastases.

How do members experience metastatic melanoma?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with metastatic melanoma*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for metastatic melanoma*

Who has metastatic melanoma on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 9
40s 17
50s 33
60s 36
70+ 58

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 62
Female 93

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What is metastatic melanoma?

Malignant melanoma is a form of skin cancer that is metastatic when it spreads spreads to another location. Staging is used to identify the extent of the disease. Stages I and II describe local metastases, whereas Stages III and IV describe the presence of local and distant metastases.



Common symptoms reported by people with metastatic melanoma

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for metastatic melanoma

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Compare treatments taken by people with metastatic melanoma

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Got a question about living with metastatic melanoma? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has metastatic melanoma on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 138 say metastatic melanoma is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 9
40s 17
50s 33
60s 36
70+ 58
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 1
30-39 years 6
40-49 years 6
50-59 years 5
60-69 years 8
70+ years 3

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 62
Female 93

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 48
Not Diagnosed 2

These charts show data from metastatic melanoma patients who have completed their condition history
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