Melanoma

Melanoma is cancer of the cells in the skin that produce melanin, a brown pigment. Melanoma often begins in a mole.

## Mortality rate[edit]

Melanoma is the most deadly skin cancer. The mortality rate from melanoma is 20%. Melanoma causes three out of four skin cancer deaths. Sunscreens do not provide protection from melanoma.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Ian Wishart (2012). Vitamin D. Howling At The Moon Publishing Ltd.. ISBN 978-0-9876573-1-2.

## External links[edit]

* http://www.genome.gov/glossary.cfm?key=melanoma