Reviews
This deadly cancer can sneak up on you in the prime of your life, even years after you've covered up. You need to be informed and protect yourself. This is just the book to help you.
Patients and families with melanoma will find this book informative and useful as they deal with this illness. The authors do an excellent job of explaining complicated and difficult medical concepts in plain language.
Book Details
Part I. Melanoma: Recognizing and Preventing It
Chapter 1. What Is Malignant Melanoma?
Chapter 2. About Pigmented Lesions
Chapter 3. What Causes Melanoma, and Why Are So Many People Getting It?
Chapter 4
Part I. Melanoma: Recognizing and Preventing It
Chapter 1. What Is Malignant Melanoma?
Chapter 2. About Pigmented Lesions
Chapter 3. What Causes Melanoma, and Why Are So Many People Getting It?
Chapter 4. Skin Warning Signs
Chapter 5. What Is Your Risk? The Risk Factors for Melanoma
Chapter 6. Prevention, Early Detection, and Education
Part II. Melanoma: Diagnosis and Treatment
Chapter 7. Diagnosing and Treating the Primary Lesion
Chapter 8. Staging, Treatment Decisions, Prognosis, and Follow-Up
Chapter 9. Adjuvant Therapy
Chapter 10. Treating Advanced Melanoma
Chapter 11. Managing Pain and the End of Life
Part III. Melanoma: Less Common Types and Melanoma Research
Chapter 12. Unusual Forms of Melanoma
Chapter 13. What's New in Melanoma Research?
Guide to Resources for People with Cancer
Glossary
Index