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Chemotherapy for Melanoma

Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to treat cancer. It is used to destroy or shrink cancer cells and to reduce the risk of the cancer spreading to other parts of the body. Chemotherapy is often used in combination with other treatments, such as surgery and radiation therapy, to effectively treat melanoma, an aggressiv…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 1 peer-reviewed article cited Cited 11× across the literature 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to treat cancer. It is used to destroy or shrink cancer cells and to reduce the risk of the cancer spreading to other parts of the body. Chemotherapy is often used in combination with other treatments, such as surgery and radiation therapy, to effectively treat melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer. When melanoma goes untreated, it can spread to the lymph nodes, lungs, and other organs. Chemotherapy works by targeting the cells of the cancer and stopping them from multiplying, thus preventing the cancer from spreading. Chemotherapy is used to treat advanced stages of melanoma, and its success rate depends on the type of chemotherapy, the dosage, and the patient's individual response to the treatment. Chemotherapy can be used in combination with other treatments such as immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and radiation therapy to improve the outcome of melanoma and help prevent its recurrence.

Research published in this journal

1 peer-reviewed article, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 1 article above has been cited 11 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Curated from peer-reviewed research published in International Journal of Chemotherapy Research and Practice.

Journal editorial board
Monika Sakowicz-Burkiewicz · Poland M. Waheed Roomi · United States Silvia Lemma · Italy

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