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Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer.  Like other cancers, melanomas start when a particular cell or group of cells in your body begins to grow in an uncontrolled and dangerous way so they can invade surrounding tissues and potentially spread to other parts of the body.  This happens when the DNA in a cell mutates so an abnormal cancerous clone of cells are produced. Most melanomas begin in a part of the skin called the dermal-epidermal junction, which is located between the epidermis and the dermis of the skin.  As melanomas grow, they produce more cancer cells and invade deeper into the skin; they can potentially then invade the local tissues and spread (metastasize) to other organs in the body. However, when melanomas are detected soon after they begin, the chances that the cancerous cells can be removed completely before metastasizing are very high. This means that a melanoma that is diagnosed in its early stages has a high chance of being completely cured.

My wife Shannon has had two Melanoma's. She's endured two surguries. Thank God it was caught early and 100% curable. This isn't always the case but IT CAN BE. 

We support the Melanoma Foundation of New England who's mission is: Educatation, prevention and support for the most serious form of skin cancer. 

For the months of July and August, I.M.120 will be donating all copays collected on Monday's and Friday's to help fight this curable disease.