Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is the use of a combination of drugs to kill cancer cells. Systemic chemotherapy, where the drugs are administered by injection or pill, is used to fight cancer cells that have spread beyond the skin to the lymph nodes and other organs.

Chemotherapy is not usually used for melanomas. It is rarely as effective at treating melanoma as it is at treating other types of cancer. Surgery and immunotherapy are more common approaches. However, chemotherapy can sometimes relieve symptoms or extend a patient’s life.

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