To ask what melanoma treatment involves?

[Hangingwithmygnomies]

Sorry posting for traffic. This year has honestly been the worst year of my life. I've lost my Grandad, my Aunt who is like a second Mum to me is battling breast cancer, I may lose my job due to covid and now my sister (who is my best friend) has been diagnosed with melanoma. At the moment we're not sure at what stage she is but I want to be as prepared as I can be to be able to support her through this. What happens with melanoma treatment? Is it removed and then that's it or will she have to have chemo or radiotherapy? I need some positive stories as I'm really struggling with everything that's happened this year

[quote ronswansonstache]@Hangingwithmygnomies it feels like an awful thing to say but I have felt lucky I had it last year rather than this year as I was very scared at the time but was referred within all the recommended timelines and had both surgeries within 3 months of my initial dermatology appt. As PPs have stayed the prognosis for melanoma is quite positive but like all cancers it is a shock to the system and can mess with your head.

I wish your sister a speedy recovery and hope she gets all the follow treatment she needs to get better from this x [/quote]
It's definitely not an awful thing to say at all. I've spent so long being worried about covid, I hadn't really given much thought to the other serious illnesses, as I assumed things like this were still being carried out normally as far as possible. As it turns out, there's a high chance I've been worrying about something we've highly likely already had, as a colleague who was ill around the same time as my family in late Feb/early March, has had a positive covid antibody test. The shock is the worst I think, plus not turning to Dr Google