Can you please tell me the real chances of survivng a melanoma?

Melanoma : The chances of surviving melanoma are excellent providing the melanoma is not involving the deeper layers of the skin or spread to internal organs.

Depends on: Stage at diagnosis and treatment.

Melanoma is curable: Melanoma is easy to cure when it is removed early(stage 1 or 2). It can be difficult to control once it is metastatic or has spread into the internal organs. Even then some patients can be cured especially with modern immunotherapy. So seek an expert opinion if needed.

Depends on stage: There are five stages of melanoma. stage zero or pre melanoma is just watched. In stage 1a, it is up to 1 millimeter (mm) thick no ulceration, so hasn’t broken through the skin. Stage 1b -up to 1 mm thick and some ulceration, or it’s between 1 mm and 2 mm thick and no ulceration.The five-year survival rate for stage 1a is 97 percent and 92 percent for stage 1b. The 10-year survival rates are 95 percent for stage 1a and 86 percent for stage 1b, according to the American Cancer Society. Stage 2 melanoma means tit has grown more than 2 mm thick. Doctors will also analyze to see if the tumor is ulcerated. Surgery to remove it the usual treatment along with a sentinel lymph node biopsy to determine if it had spread to a lymph node.. The five-year survival rate for stage 2a is 81 percent and for stage 2b is 70 percent. The 10-year survival rates are 67 percent for stage 2a and 57 percent for stage 2b, according to the American Cancer Society. Stage 3 it has to have spread to the lymph system. Surgery, radiation therapy and t other powerful medications are also common stage 3 treatments. The five-year survival rate for stage 3 ranges from 40 percent to 78 percent. The 10-year survival rate ranges from 24 percent to 68 percent. Stage 4 melanoma means the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, such as the lungs, brain, or other organs and tissue. It may have also spread to lymph nodes that are a good distance from the original lesion Stage 4 melanoma can’t be cured. The five-year survival rate is only about 15 percent to 20 percent. The 10-year survival rate is 10 percent to 15 percent, according to theAmerican Cancer Society.