Treatment of Stage I Melanoma

For information about the treatments listed below, see the Treatment Option Overview section.

Treatment of stage I melanoma may include the following:

• Surgery to remove the tumor and some of the normal tissue around it. Sometimes lymph node mapping and removal of lymph nodes is also done.
• A clinical trial of new ways to find cancer cells in the lymph nodes.

Use our clinical trial search to find NCI-supported cancer clinical trials that are accepting patients. You can search for trials based on the type of cancer, the age of the patient, and where the trials are being done. General information about clinical trials is also available.