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This guide is a thorough, comforting, and informative book for melanoma patients and their families.

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Author:   Steven Q. Wang
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition:   second edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781421449876

ISBN 10:   1421449870
Pages:   184
Publication Date:   16 July 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Preface Melanoma Experts 1. Introduction: You Have Melanoma. Now What? The ""Mad Rush"" Phase: Navigating with the Five-Step Plan Step 1. Understand the Diagnostic Information in the Pathology Report Step 2. Understand the Severity of Your Melanoma with the AJCC Staging System Step 3. Understand Your Treatment Options Step 4. Understand Survival Rate and Prognosis Step 5. Find the Clinical Experts in Your Area 3. The ""Marathon"" Phase: Surviving Melanoma I. Medical Follow-Up II. How Does a Dermatologist Find a New Melanoma? III. How Can You Find a New Melanoma? IV. How to Prevent Melanoma V. Why You Should Not Use Tanning Beds 4. Networking: Finding and Sharing Information 5. Beating Melanoma Checklist Appendixes A. Basal Cell Cancer B. Squamous Cell Cancer Glossary Index"

Reviews

Any general lending library and many a health collection needs this! --Midwest Book Review Dr. Wang provides all the information necessary to intelligently and effectively confront a melanoma diagnosis. An essential resource for those individuals recently diagnosed with melanoma. --Tara G., melanoma survivor This book is suitable for a wide audience, from patients to health care professionals . . . It gathers together all the important information you need to get on and make decisions . . . This book will empower you--read it! --Macmillan Cancer Support Well written, informative, and easy to read. Dr. Wang delivers the information with a fresh perspective that will certainly empower patients as they deal with this dangerous skin cancer. Every melanoma patient needs to read this book! --Harold S. Rabinovitz, MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine

Author Information

Steven Q. Wang, MD, is the director of dermatologic oncology at Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, where he specializes in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of skin cancer. He has been featured as a skin cancer expert in the New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal.

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