AIM at Melanoma

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that occurs when pigment-producing cells—known as melanocytes—mutate and become cancerous. Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and is the fifth most common cancer among both men and women. Even though invasive melanoma accounts for only about 1% of all skin cancers, it is responsible for the majority of deaths from skin cancer.

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Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that occurs when pigment-producing cells—known as melanocytes—mutate and become cancerous. Melanoma is the most serious form of skin cancer and is the fifth most common cancer among both men and women. Even though invasive melanoma accounts for only about 1% of all skin cancers, it is responsible for the majority of deaths from skin cancer.

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