HSC 107 Assignment: Diagnosis of Patient's Melanoma Condition

This assignment focuses on the diagnosis of melanoma, a type of skin cancer, emphasizing the identification of cancerous moles through the "ABC's" signs: Asymmetry, Border irregularity, and Colour variation. The document highlights the significance of self-examination and the changes in appearance of moles, freckles, and skin around lymph nodes as indicators of potential malignancy. It discusses the importance of early intervention for effective treatment and the pros and cons of sharing information about the condition with the patient, considering the potential for mental stress and its impact on medical adherence. The assignment references relevant literature to support its findings and provides a comprehensive overview of melanoma detection and patient management.

Running head : Medical treatment
Diagnosis of patient’s condition
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Authors Note

1Diagnosis of patient’s condition
Melanoma is a type of skin cancer, which can be appeared as mole or wart. This
assignment focuses on identification of mole or condition of epidermis for detecting the
malignancy of the mole. There are some warning signs in detection of moles, which is known
as “ABC’s signs”. Full form of the ABC is Asymmetry, Border and Colour (Veltmeijer,
Karaoglu & Gevers, 2019). If the mole looks different from various sides. Irregular border
and jagged border is the signs of the malignancy. However, a normal mole should have
smooth and regular border. If the mole contains more than one colour, a chance of skin
carcinoma can be predicted. Presence of above discussed signs can help an individual to
identified cancerous nature of a mole.
Melanoma occurs at the melanocytes of the epidermis and it is one of the rarest skin
cancers. This condition is highly metastatic and causes 75% of deaths due to skin cancer
(Arron et al., 2016). The nature of a mole can be identified by self-examination and changing
of appearance of mole. Changes in skin around the lymph node and irregular freckles are the
symptoms of cancerous cells. Abnormal pain and secretion can be a symptom of presence of
metastasis in the body of a patient.
Details related to the patient’s condition should be informed, as this will help in
increasing awareness and enhancing medical adherence in patients. The patient can her
family support after sharing the information with them. Patient can be demotivated after
knowing the information as a situation of mental stress and depression may arrive (Wen et al.
, 2017). Mental stress can hamper appetite, motivation to continue medical adherence and
other physiological process such as heart and respiratory rate. The assignment concluded that
the identification of cancerous moles is important for early interventions of treatment of
Melanoma. Pros and cons of sharing information to the patient are also discussed in this
assignment.

2Diagnosis of patient’s condition

3Diagnosis of patient’s condition
References
Arron, S. T., Raymond, A. K., Yanik, E. L., Castenson, D., McCulloch, C. E., Clarke, C.
A., ... & Engels, E. A. (2016). Melanoma outcomes in transplant recipients with
pretransplant melanoma. Dermatologic surgery: official publication for American
Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.], 42(2), 157.
Veltmeijer, E. A., Karaoglu, S., & Gevers, T. (2019). Integrating clinically-relevant features
into skin lesion classification.
Wen, Q., Shao, Z., Zhang, P., Zhu, T., Li, D., & Wang, S. (2017). Mental distress, quality of
life and social support in recurrent ovarian cancer patients during active
chemotherapy. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive
Biology, 216, 85-91.