Patient articles
Melanoma articles
Plain-language, evidence-graded explainers built from a curated research corpus. Each article cites peer-reviewed sources and points to specialist follow-up.
stage I
Stage I and II melanoma: what happens after your primary excision?
A plain-language guide for patients newly diagnosed with Stage I or Stage II melanoma. Covers what to expect after excision surgery, whether you need a sentinel lymph node biopsy, when adjuvant therapy is recommended, and how follow-up works — including the KEYNOTE-716 trial evidence for adjuvant pembrolizumab in Stage IIB/IIC disease.
treatmentMelanoma treatment overview: what happens after diagnosis?
A plain-language guide for newly-diagnosed patients: how melanoma is staged, what the main treatment options are (surgery, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, TIL therapy), and what to expect at each step of the journey.