Melanoma : prevention, detection, and treatment /
Catherine M. Poole, with DuPont Guerry, IV ; drawings by David Low.
- Second edition.
- xv, 187 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cm.
- Yale University Press health & wellness .
- Yale University Press health & wellness. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Close encounters with melanoma -- 2. What is melanoma? -- 3. Who gets melanoma and why? -- 4. Early detection of melanoma -- 5. If you have melanoma -- 6. When melanoma metastasizes -- 7. Tending to your spirits -- 8. Future promise : prevention of melanoma -- Appendix A. Cancer centers and melanoma specialists -- Appendix B. Support services and resource websites -- Appendix C. AJCC staging guidelines -- Glossary -- -- Preface to the second edition / Close encounters with melanoma -- What is melanoma? -- Who gets melanoma and why? -- Early detection of melanoma -- If you have melanoma -- When melanoma metastasizes -- Tending to your spirits -- Future promise : prevention of melanoma -- Cancer centers and melanoma specialists -- Support services and resource Websites -- AJCC staging guidelines. DuPont Guerry IV -- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. App. A. App. B. App. C.
Provides information on how to detect melanoma--a type of skin cancer--while it is still in its early stage; features color photographs that show normal and malignant spots on the skin; discusses treatment options; considers ways to prevent the disease; and provides lists of resources. "The incidence of melanoma has increased by 2000 percent since 1930, and one person dies each hour from the disease. This guide provides scientifically accurate information to patients and their families, helping them to understand melanoma and its treatment and to receive necessary reassurance. It is also an important resource for those who want information about preventing the disease or finding it early, when it is most curable."--BOOK JACKET. The incidence of melanoma has increased by 2000% since 1930 and one person dies each hour from the disease. This cutting edge guide provides scientifically accurate information which patients and their families need, to understand melanoma and its treatment and to receive necessary reassurance.