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Melanoma is on the Rise in U.S.

Aired June 18, 2000 - 8:19 p.m. ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

BRIAN NELSON, CNN ANCHOR: There's a growing danger under the sun: many people are risking serious problems if they get too much exposure to it.

ANDRIA HALL, CNN ANCHOR: CNN medical correspondent Dr. Steve Salvatore explains to us how a little sun could lead to a potentially deadly disease.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

DR. STEVE SALVATORE, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Summertime means fun in the sun, with many people searching for that perfect tan. But Lisa Nemroff's tanning days are over since she was diagnosed with melanoma eight years ago.

LISA NEMROFF, MELANOMA PATIENT: I used to go in sun all the time, I never wore sunscreen.

SALVATORE: According to the American Cancer Society, there are nearly 50,000 new cases of melanoma diagnosed each year in the United States, and the disease is on the rise.

DR. BRUCE KATZ, DERMATOLOGIST: Melanoma is really increasing in incidence at an alarming rate. Just 10 years ago, you had a one in 250 chance of developing malignant melanoma. Now your chance is one in 70.

SALVATORE: Lisa's diagnosis caught her by surprise. After her father was diagnosed with the disease, she decided to go for a routine skin check.

KATZ: She had just a mole on her back, and she didn't know that it had been changing. And we found that this was a early melanoma.

SALVATORE: Lisa was lucky, because it was caught early, she was completely cured. Doctor Deborah Jaliman is a practicing dermatologist in New York City, she says melanoma can be difficult to detect and is best done by a dermatologist once a year.

DEBORAH JALIMAN, MT. SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE: You have to have somebody look between your toes, definitely the scalp, behind the ears, those are all places that people miss. But often times, people will have moles that change subtly, and they don't notice it. SALVATORE: A changing mole is one of the earliest signs of melanoma. Look for things like bleeding, itching, or changes in the size, shape, color, or feel of an existing mole. Melanomas can also start on their own. They're usually asymmetrical, with irregular borders, have multiple colors, and are generally larger than a pencil eraser.

JALIMAN: They're usually larger than six millimeters, but actually even small spots that appear suddenly you have to have checked.

SALVATORE (on camera): Experts recommend frequent self- examinations to check for melanoma before it spreads, because early surgical removal offers the best chance for a cure. If you have any doubt about a mole on your body, be sure to check with your doctor or dermatologist.

(voice-over): Lisa still gets tan. Only now, it's out of a bottle.

NEMROFF: The tan that we all considered really beautiful back then doesn't look so nice anymore.

SALVATORE: Dr. Steve Salvatore, CNN, New York.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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