== Home remedies ==
* As the aim of skin cancer therapy is to completely remove the cancer, surgery is the most common treatment for melanoma.
* [[Wrightia tinctoria]] : DW-F5 is a novel formulation against malignant melanoma from [[Wrightia tinctoria]].
* [[Dandelion]] root extract was clinically proven in 2011 to specifically induce apoptosis in chemo-resistant melanoma (a type of skin cancer)—without toxicity to healthy cells.
* Taraxacum japonicum, a species of dandelion native to Japan, has also been shown to suppress two stages of carcinogenesis, namely, tumor initiation and promotion.
* [[Hibiscus]] : Gossypin, a natural Hibiscus extract may be an effective Melanoma treatment.
* [[Glycoalkaloids]]
*[[Blushwood Berry]] : Researchers at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, headed by Dr. Glen Boyle, used an experimental drug produced from the seeds of blushwood berries called EBC-46. They used this drug succesfull to treat spots of melanoma.
*[[Propolis]] showed strong cancer inhibitory effects against melanoma.
*[[Cinnamon]] treatment has also been found to inhibit the expression of regulators of tumor progression in melanoma cells
* ''Kuttan, R., Donnelly, P.V., & Di Ferrante, N. (1981). Collagen treated with (+)-catechin becomes resistant to the action of mammalian collagenase. Experientia, 37, 221-223.''
* ''Menon, L.G., Kuttan, R., & Kuttan, G. (1995). Inhibition of lung metastasis in mice induced by B16F10 melanoma cells by polyphenolic compounds. Cancer Letters, 221-225.''
* ''https://www.nature.com/articles/srep11107''
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[[Category:Oncology]]