美国有线新闻 CNN 2016-6-24

ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN SENIOR MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT¹: A melanoma is a cancer that begins in the skin cells. The face and the neck are common areas for melanomas to appear. For men also, the chest and the back, for women, the legs. Exposure² to U.V. lights such as the sun causes most melanomas.

黑素瘤是始于皮肤细胞的一种癌症。面部和颈部是黑素瘤常见的出现区域。对男性而言，还包括胸部和背部，对女性而言，则在腿部。大多数患黑素瘤是由于暴露在紫外灯下，例如太阳。

When melanoma is caught early, it’s almost always curable. In fact, when you look at people where melanoma was caught early, five years later, 97 percent of them are still alive. But when melanoma is caught late, it is extremely deadly. When you look at melanomas that are stage four, that’s the most advanced, five years later, only 15 percent to 20 percent of those people are still alive.

黑素瘤在早期发现时，几乎是可以治愈的。事实上，当你观察一下那些被早期发现黑素瘤的人们，在五年之后，他们中的97%都还健在。但黑素瘤到晚期才发现时，是非常致命的。当你发现黑素瘤已达到第四阶段时，五年后，这些人只有15％到20％仍然活着。这是最新数据。

Unfortunately, melanoma is particularly likely to spread to the brain. When you look at people with stage four melanoma, 60 percent of those patients will develop brain tumors.

不幸的是，黑素瘤特别容易扩散到大脑，当你观察黑素瘤已经达到第四阶段的人们，这些患者中的60%都已患上脑瘤。

There are various treatments for melanoma. It can include surgery³, radiation chemotherapy and the use of targeted, newer cancer drugs.

针对黑素瘤有各种治疗方法。包括外科手术、放射化学疗法和使用靶向药物、新的癌症药物。

Now, some melanomas can’t be prevented, but some can. So, the most important thing is to stay out of the sun as much as you can, and if you are in the sun, cover up with clothing or with sunscreen. And certainly, don’t use tanning⁴ beds.

现在，一些黑素瘤不可预防，但有些可以。因此，最重要的是尽可能地远离太阳，如果你在阳光下，要使用衣物或防晒霜遮盖。当然，不要使用日光浴床。

The American Cancer Society recommends that you check your body once a month. Look for moles⁵, look for new moles, and also for changes in moles that already you have.

美国癌症协会建议您每月检查一次身体。寻找痣，寻找新的痣并且还要观察已经存在的痣的变化。

1 correspondent   

n.记者，通信者；adj.符合的，一致的，相当的

参考例句：

• He volunteered as a correspondent for the war.他自愿担任作报道这次战争的记者。
• The result was correspondent with my wishes.结果与我的愿望是一致的。

2 exposure   

n.暴露，面临；揭露，揭发；曝光

参考例句：

• After only a short exposure to sunlight he began to turn red.他在阳光下只晒了一会儿，皮肤就开始变红了。
• I threatened them with public exposure.我扬言要公开揭发他们。

3 surgery   

n.外科，外科手术；手术室

参考例句：

• What time does surgery finish?门诊什么时间结束？
• Your condition is serious and requires surgery.你的情况很严重，需要动外科手术。

4 tanning   

n.制革法，皮肤晒成褐色；[口]鞭打；鞣制

参考例句：

• When his father gets home, he'll get a good tanning. 他爸爸回来时他将要挨一顿痛打。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• The sun's ultraviolet rays are responsible for both tanning and burning. 阳光中的紫外线是皮肤晒黑和灼伤的根源。 来自辞典例句

5 moles   

防波堤( mole的名词复数 )； 鼹鼠； 痣； 间谍

参考例句：

• Unsightly moles can be removed surgically. 不雅观的痣可以手术去除。
• Two moles of epoxy react with one mole of A-1100. 两个克分子环氧与一个克分子A－1100反应。