Explains how to recognize and prevent melanoma, discussing the causes of skin cancer, skin warning signs, and risk factors; looks at the diagnosis and treatment options for melanoma; and examines unusual forms of the disease and breakthroughs in melanoma research.
prevention, early detection, and treatment of melanoma and other skin cancers
Kenet, Barney J.
1994
A discussion of melanoma skin cancer for the layperson, presenting information on how to detect the disease and its precursors, discussing treatment options, and sharing the experiences of patients who have undergone vaccine and other experimental therapies.
In 1997 Jerry Galusha had a mole removed from the back left caft. His cancer had spread, undetected, all throughout his body over the course of the next 13 years.
current and emerging trends in detection and treatment
Egan, Tracie
2006
Examines the causes and treatments of skin cancer, and discusses the risk factors, detection and diagnosis, preventative measures, melanoma, and much more.
