Melanoma Cancer Survivors
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Melanoma cancer survivors at Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) have a story to tell. In this section, you will read personal accounts of melanoma cancer patients who found a care team that was willing and able to fight with them. Read on to learn more about these courageous survivors who came to CTCA and found a unique approach to melanoma cancer treatment.
What is Melanoma Cancer?
Melanoma is a form of skin cancer in which cancer cells form in melanocytes (the skin cells that make the pigment melanin, which gives skin its natural color). When melanoma starts in the skin, usually as a mole, the disease is called cutaneous melanoma. Melanoma is most often found on the trunk (the area from the shoulders to the hips) of men and on the arms and legs of women. Melanoma can also occur in the eye, which is called intraocular or ocular melanoma. The other types of skin cancers, which are more common than melanoma, are basal cell skin cancer and squamous cell skin cancer.
To learn more about melanoma cancer and the integrative melanoma cancer treatment options available at CTCA, visit our Melanoma Cancer Center.
What Do CTCA Melanoma Cancer Survivors Say?
Learn about what makes CTCA different and how we can help you fight melanoma cancer. Read on to let our melanoma cancer patients tell you, in their own words, how they fought the disease and emerged as survivors.
Sheila Plummer
“My name is Sheila Plummer and I am a six-year survivor of stage III malignant melanoma, thanks to my care team at Cancer Treatment Centers of America’s hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma.”