Treatment
Your treatment depends on where your melanoma is, how deep it is, whether it has spread anywhere else in your body and your general health. A team of doctors and other professionals discuss the best treatment and care for you.
Preparing for treatment and life afterwards (prehabilitation)
There are things you can do to help you feel more in control of your health when preparing for treatment. This is called prehabilitation or prehab.
Treatment options for melanoma skin cancer
A team of healthcare professionals help decide the best treatment for you. This depends on a number of factors including the stage of the cancer. It can include surgery, cancer drugs and local treatments.
Surgery for melanoma skin cancer
The type of surgery you need depends on the stage of your melanoma and where it is in your body. Read about the different types of surgery for melanoma.
Targeted cancer drugs and immunotherapy for melanoma skin cancer
Doctors use targeted cancer drugs or immunotherapy after surgery for some melanoma skin cancers.
Radiotherapy for melanoma skin cancer
Radiotherapy isn't a common treatment for melanoma skin cancer. Some people may have it after surgery or for melanoma that has spread elsewhere in the body (advanced melanoma).
Treatment for advanced melanoma
Treatment for advanced melanoma includes targeted cancer drugs and immunotherapy, chemotherapy and other treatments to control symptoms.
Follow up after melanoma treatment
After your treatment, you have follow up appointments and tests. Find out more about what these appointments involve and how often you have them.