TY - BOOK AU - Poole,Catherine M. AU - Guerry,DuPont TI - Melanoma: prevention, detection, and treatment T2 - Yale University Press health & wellness SN - 0300107250 AV - RC280.M37 P66 2005 U1 - 616.99477 22 PY - 2005///] CY - New Haven, CT PB - Yale University Press KW - Melanoma N1 - 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; DuPont Guerry IV --; 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 --; App. A; Cancer centers and melanoma specialists --; App. B; Support services and resource Websites --; App. C; AJCC staging guidelines N2 - 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 ER -