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• Format: NTSC
• Region: All Regions
• Studio: Information Television Network
• DVD Release Date: July 27, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B000H8RZW6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #353,483 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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2.0 out of 5 stars just from a little mole!?, December 29, 2007

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Jeffery Mingo (Homewood, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Understanding Melanoma (Home Use) (DVD)

I get zits, spots, bumps, and all other kinds of stuff that comes and goes. This work asks that viewers pay attention to moles and whether they grow larger or change color. I know about an ounce of prevention, but that chore also seems nebulous. Also, this work interviews two men with melanoma and both said "staying positive" has kept them alive. That just doesn't seem quantifiable to me. There are many people who are positive that who will die from the diseases they have. I should hope scientists are working on something more concrete for those with melanoma.

John McCain, who is pale and has melanoma, once said that "fair-skinned people" are more susceptible to it. This documentary nevers says that, yet only shows very pale people who have the condition. This work basically dances around what McCain said; it never answers whether dark-skinned people have nothing to worry about in this arena.

This work also implies that older people may be a lost generation. The work says exposure to the sun as a child is what causes melanoma in many older people today. We can't change the past: this work suggests that one can save your children, but if it's in you, then nothing can be done outside of early protection.