Pocket Guide to Malignant Melanoma.

The ability to diagnose melanomas and ensure that they are properly and swiftly treated can save lives. The latter part of this century has witnessed a rise in the incidence of this life-threatening form of skin cancer, which is linked to sun exposure. Public health campaigns have begun to raise awa...

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Main Author: Buchan, John
Other Authors: Roberts, Dafydd
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • Pocket Guide to Malignant Melanoma; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Epidemiology and Aetiology: Where, Who and Why; 2 Diagnosis: Suspicions, Scoring and Special Diagnostic Aids; 3 Differential Diagnosis: Moles and Much More; 4 Histopathology and Natural History; 5 Surgery: No Margin for Error; 6 Follow-up: What Happens Now?; 7 Second Line Therapies: What Happens Next?; 8 Prevention and Early Detection: Theory and Practice; Index.