Michelle Tagliamonte, 58, was getting a manicure when she noticed the black lines on her thumb, which signaled the start of a fast-spreading cancer.

When melanoma begins in or around the fingernail or toenail, it’s called subungual melanoma, or nail melanoma for short. Nail melanoma is uncommon. As part of a broader category of cancers ...

A MUM claims her monthly manicures "saved her life" after noticing a strange symptom during an appointment. Michelle Tagliamonte, 58, spotted faint black lines on the nail of her her right thumb ...

Hannah Lee is a celebrity manicurist. Splinter hemorrhage (nail trauma) Fungal infection Melanonychia Melanoma Not all marks ...

The melanoma was in the growth plate [in my thumb ... I will never have a thumb nail ever again but if I had let it go, I might have lost the tip of my thumb or worse so I am very grateful ...

My nails grow quickly because I have really good nutrition ... Following a biopsy, Tagliamonte was diagnosed with stage zero melanoma in her right thumb. Stage zero melanoma, also known as melanoma in ...

Tagliamonte underwent an "invasive" four-hour surgery to remove the cancer — but says she's "grateful" she caught it early An Ohio mom developed black lines on her thumbnail — an early sign of ...

The black lines (left) on Michelle Tagliamonte's thumb were a sign of cancer.