Record details

• ISBN: 0801898900
• ISBN: 9780801898907
• Physical Description: xiv, 93 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.
• Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Introduction: you have melanoma. Now what? 2. The five-step plan: navigating the "mad rush" phase ; Step 1. Get the information: the pathology report ; Step 2. Assess the reliability of the information ; Step 3. Find the clinical experts in your area ; Step 4. Understand your treatment options and the AJCC system ; Step 5. Understand survival rate and prognosis -- 3. The "marathon" phase: surviving melanoma ; Medical follow up ; Who is at risk for developing melanoma? ; Preventing melanoma ; Medical developments -- 4. Networking: finding and sharing information -- 5. Beating melanoma: the checklist -- Appendixes ; Basal cell cancer ; Squamous cell cancer ; Melanoma image libary.

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Melanoma > Popular works.
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