These are 5 Warning Signs that Melanoma Has Spread

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

Melanoma is a word that might be new to your ears. It is also known as advanced melanoma which is a form of stage 4 skin cancer.

Whether it was an unusual mole, lump, blemish, or just a minor change in the way an area of the skin looks or feels, do not ignore it and get your skin checked immediately.

Here are 5 alarming signs that melanoma has spread to different parts of your body.

These are 5 Warning Signs that Melanoma Has Spread

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#1 – Enlarged Tumors

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The size of the tumor doesn’t necessarily indicate the stage of melanoma cancer. Normally, tumors at this stage are thicker and are about four millimeters deep in the skin.

However, the American Joint Commission on cancer says that a tumor size cannot be always the best indicator that can tell us how much cancer has spread and in which stage it is, as many times while treatment the tumor shrinks but cancer still metastasized.

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#2 – Swollen Lymph Nodes

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Lymph nodes function as filters of the body fluids and fight infection. So, a stage 4 of melanoma in this part of the body is easier to feel than to see. If melanoma cancer has traveled from the original site to the nearby lymph nodes, they become either matted or joined together.

And if you try to touch or press on them, you will feel how hard, lumpy, and swollen they are. Again, only a doctor can tell what’s going on there. So, don’t freak out. The sooner you go for a checking, the better.

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#3 – Difficulty Breathing

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It is very common that when this beast is starting to spread in all parts of your body, it will definitely not forget to attack your lungs. When it does, the patient will constantly feel breathless, suffer from ongoing chest infections, a persistent cough that doesn’t go away and even sometimes with blood.