Protection of the skin from a short, sharp burst of ultraviolet radiation seemed the most important role in preventing cutaneous melanomas such superficial spreading, lentigo maligna, nodular and acral lentiginous melanoma, according to a journal published in The PubMed Central Journal list. According to the journal, the use of adequate clothing particularly for high risk [...]
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Melanoma of the Palms, Soles and Nail Bed: Acral Lentiginous Melanoma
This sub-type of melanoma often occured on an area that seldom receives much sun exposure as this condition suggested that the aetiology is different from other sub-types of melanoma or that sun exposure is a lesser risk factor than another melanoma. It also has been suggested that Acral Lentiginous Melanoma itself carries a worse prognosis than other melanoma – often as lesions are recognised later than melanoma on other body sites.
