therapy," particularly as applied to tumor vaccines, may be a way of boosting the immune system beyond
what the weak tumor antigens can do by themselves. Whether it is better than current methods of boosting
immunity with less glamorous approaches, such as by mixing vaccines with bacterial substances, remains to be
seen.
Skin Melanomas
Stage I
Standard Treatment Surgery with a wide excision of normal tissue , and a skin graft if necessary, is preferred except when the lesion is on the face. A margin of at least 1/2 in. (1 cm) and preferably 1 1/4 in. (3 cm) away from the edges of the tumor is usually maintained on cosmetically less important areas such as the back.
