“…The effect of pregnancy to the course of melanoma has been a researching issue for years. The results of uncontrolled studies conducted from 1950 to 1980 show that pregnancy is an unfavorable prognostic factor in patients' survival (Pack & Scharnagel, 1951;Sutherland et al, 1983;Trapeznikov et al, 1987 ), but the reports of recent controlled studies oppose this finding (Lens et al, 2004;Reintgen et al, 1985;McManamny et al, 1989;Wong et al, 1989;Slingluff et al, 1990;MacKie et al, 1991). The most recent population studies demonstrate equal survival among women with the same melanoma stage regardless they are pregnant or not (Lens et al, 2004;O'Meara et al, 2005).…”