Melanoma: Prevention, Detection and Treatment - Couverture souple

Poole, Catherine M.; Guerry, DuPont; Guerry IV, DuPont

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0300073623 ISBN 13 : 9780300073621

Editeur : Yale University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Melanoma, a dangerous and potentially lethal form of skin cancer, is on the rise. Yet melanoma is readily detectable and curable in its early stages, and it is a disease that often can be prevented by avoiding excessive sun exposure. This text is a complete guide to melanoma for anyone newly diagnozed with this disease and for others who are concerned about detecting and preventing it. Featuring colour photographs that show normal and malignant spots on the skin, and medical information on getting proper treatment and lowering the risk of developing the disease, the book is filled with facts that can save lives. Health writer Catherine M. Poole, also a melanoma survivor, teams up with world-renowned melanoma expert Dr. DuPont Guerry IV to provide practical advice for patients, their families and their health care providers. Readers should find in this book the answers to such important questions as: what do early and late melanoma look like?; when is a mole a problem?; is sunscreen the best way to prevent melanoma?; who is most likely to get melanoma?; what does the pathology report on a biopsy mean?; are there different treatments? which is most effective?; is there hope when melanoma has spread within the body? ; and where can accurate melanoma information be found on the Internet?.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

All cancer diagnoses are terrifying, but a melanoma diagnosis is both frightening and confusing. When Catherine M. Poole learned she had melanoma twenty-five years ago, she found that most of the literature on melanoma focused on prevention. To add to her understandable alarm, she couldn’t find clear, concise information on treatment options. 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. Her new book, Melanoma: Not Just Skin Cancer, is a comprehensive guide to melanoma treatments. She tells her own survival story, as well as the stories of others. Since 2012, scientific advances have allowed even those with stage IV melanoma to survive and thrive. Poole wants every patient to find hope, but also clarity. 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. As a former patient, she knows melanoma patients want options. Options exist. Patients should understand them.

Biographie de l'auteur

Catherine M. Poole is a twenty-five-year melanoma survivor. She was diagnosed while pregnant with her son and quickly became an expert on melanoma and a patient advocate. She’s a graduate of Pennsylvania State University and and a former editor at Rodale Press. A mother of two and grandmother of one, Poole is also the author of Choosing a Nurse-Midwife, published by John Wiley and Sons in 1994..

Yale University Press published her first book on melanoma, Melanoma Prevention, Detection, and Treatment, in 1998 and a revision in 2005. Her third book on the topic, Melanoma: Not Just Skin Cancer, is meant to serve as an alternative to the more common prevention-oriented literature with cutting edge reports on new treatments and procedures. Poole is the President and Founder of the Melanoma International Foundation a patient centered non-profit agency. She navigates patients and empowers them to get the best possible treatment.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0300073623
• ISBN 13: 9780300073621
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 150
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible