Beating Melanoma

A Five-Step Survival Guide

AvSteven Q. Wang

Inbunden, Engelska, 2011

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Dr. Steven Q. Wang, a world-renowned skin cancer expert, provides an essential guide for people with melanoma and their families. The book's unique, practical format approaches the disease in two phases, just as people with melanoma need to do. First comes a step-by-step guide for what Dr. Wang calls the "mad rush" phase-an intense and stressful period from diagnosis to completing initial treatment. Dr. Wang's calm guidance helps readers through this critical time, using an easy to understand plan for ensuring optimal treatment and survival outcomes. Once the mad rush phase is over, the "marathon phase" begins-life resumes its normal shape but with lingering concerns about new melanoma and metastases. Here Dr. Wang addresses common questions about prevention and prognosis. Beating Melanoma offers current research in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of melanoma; photographs of different kinds of skin cancers; and a readable narrative that demystifies everything from the pathology report to the stages of cancer.The only book to outline detailed instructions for melanoma patients at all stages of their disease, it is a guide that people with melanoma will turn to with confidence.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-06-26
Mått:140 x 216 x 14 mm
Vikt:272 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book
Antal sidor:124
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:9780801898891

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Steven Q. Wang, M.D., is director of dermatologic surgery and dermatology at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Basking Ridge, New Jersey. He has published widely in medical journals and academic textbooks; has lectured extensively in the United States, Britain, Italy, Israel, Spain, Canada, China, Hong Kong, and Mexico; and has been featured as a skin cancer expert in the New York Times.

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Any general lending library and many a health collection needs this! Midwest Book Review 2011

Innehållsförteckning

Preface1. Introduction: You Have Melanoma. Now What?2. The Five-Step Plan: Navigating the "Mad Rush" PhaseStep 1. Get the Information: The Pathology ReportWhy You Need a Copy of the Pathology ReportUnderstanding the ReportStep 2. Assess the Reliability of the InformationWhich Specialist Makes the Diagnosis?Why Does It Matter Which Pathologist?How to Verify the Accuracy of the DiagnosisWhat to Do if You Are Not Satisfied with the DiagnosisWhat to Do if the Reports ConflictStep 3. Find the Clinical Experts in Your AreaStacy's and Helen's StoriesHow to Find Experts Near Your HomeWhat to Do if You Cannot Find Experts Near Your HomeStep 4. Understand Your Treatment Options and the AJCC Staging SystemWhat Is the AJCC Staging System?Interpreting the AJCC Staging SystemHow Does Your Doctor Identify the Stage of Your Disease?Understand Your Treatment OptionsStep 5. Understand Survival Rate and Prognosis3. The "Marathon" Phase: Surviving MelanomaMedical Follow-UpWhy Do You Need Continual Follow-Up Examinations?Which Specialist or Specialists Should You See forFollow-Ups?How Frequently Should You Have Follow-Up Exams?What Should You Expect during Follow-Up Visits?Who Is at Risk for Developing Melanoma?What Is Your Skin Color?How Much Sun Exposure Have You Had?What Is Your Personal and Family History?Do You Have Large Moles that Were Present at Birth?Preventing MelanomaPrimary Prevention: Avoid Excessive UV ExposureSecondary Primary: Detecting Melanoma at an Early StageWhy You Should Not Use Tanning BoothsMedical DevelopmentsComputer-Assisted Diagnostic DevicesMoleSafeConfocal Laser MicroscopyGenetic Analysis4. Networking: Finding and Sharing InformationHow Can I Get Involved?Recommended Web Sites5. Beating Melanoma: The ChecklistAppendixesA. Basal Cell CancerB. Squamous Cell CancerC. Melanoma Image LibraryGlossaryIndex