Melanoma- Not Just Skin Cancer
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (656 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1502446553 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 186 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Library Journal With melanoma on the rise in the United States, this timely guide offers well-researched information and practical advice that will be useful to the patient, family, or caregiver. Also noteworthy is the section on coping skills and support resources. Medical writer Poole, a melanoma survivor, and Guerry, a medical oncologist and melanoma specialist, discuss the medical and emotional aspects of skin cancer with an emphasis on detection, prevention, and current treatment options. Other highlights include specific questions to ask the doctor, good illustrated coverage of the melanoma staging process, and how to read a pathology report. Few current patient-oriented books (e.g., Barney Kenet and Patricia Lawler-Kenet's Saving Yo
Written for a lay audience, Melanoma: Not Just Skin Cancer explains the benefits of two primary but different melanoma treatments: targeted therapy and immunotherapy.Poole understands every facet of melanoma treatment: new technologies, clinical trials, patient empowerment, and the intricate research connections between academia and the pharmaceutical industry. Poole wants every patient to find hope, but also clarity. Since 2012, scientific advances have allowed even those with stage IV melanoma to survive and thrive. Poole learned she had melanoma twenty-five years ago, she found that most of the literature on melanoma focused on prevention. All cancer diagnoses are terrifying, but a melanoma diagnosis is both frightening and confusing. Poole wanted to be an informed patient, but she had no resources.She survived melanoma and has become a dedicated activist for melanoma research and a staunch patient advocate. Options exist. Patients should understand them.. As a former patient, she knows melanoma patients want options. When Catherine M.
A daily reference guide A Customer I bought this book with a little hesitation because I didn't want to just read sad, depressing stories. It is not that at all. It is my daily reference guide-when I think of a question, need a word defined, I go to this book. It isn't over simplified, and it has a great reference section in the back.. A Customer said Excellent for understanding what melanoma is.. This book was very helpful in explaining what melanoma is, what questions to ask my doctor and what the answers meant. It was recommended that I have some "suspicious" moles checked and read the book to gain a better understanding of what they were looking for and the consequences of what might be found. As a layman it's hard to know where to begin and what you should be asking. This book gave me the answers - I strongly recommend it.. "Practical information clearly presented" according to Dennis Littrell. Written by a journalist who herself had melanoma and a medical doctor, this concise book aims at helping those who have contracted melanoma or who fear they might. It is also valuable for those whose spouse or other loved one has this frightening disease.Poole follows the plan implied in the title, showing how melanoma might be prevented, how it can be detected as early as possible (which is absolutely essential in this disease, because it is the spread, the metastasis, that kills), and how it can b