Treatment of melanoma includes which of the following?
A) Cryosurgery
B) Radical excision
C) Radiation therapy
D) Laser surgery
B
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The treatment of a melanoma involves radical excision of the tumor and adjacent tissues, followed by chemotherapy. Laser surgery and cryosurgery is not used in the treatment of melanoma. Radiation is not used.
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