The Melanoma Book: A Complete Guide to Prevention and Treatment, Including Theearly Detectionself-Exam Body Map
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Book Overview
From the founder and Co-Director of the renowned Columbia University Melanoma Center, the first comprehensive guide to help you prevent?and survive?a diagnosis of melanoma.The fastest rising form of... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1592401260
ISBN13:9781592401260
Release Date:May 2005
Publisher:Gotham Books
Length:339 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.5" x 8.1"
Age Range:14 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 9 and higher
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Easy to Understand, Up to Date...a Great Resource!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
When my husband was diagnosed unexpectedly with malignant melanoma last fall, I scoured the internet and available books for all the information I could find re: interpreting his symptoms, stage and prognosis. This book was a God-Send. In very succinct, non-alarmist (but non-sugar-coated) easy-to-comprehend speech, Dr. Kaufman presents an accessible resource for those whose lives are impacted by melanoma. This text has been invaluable for interpreting and assimilating information given in the appointments with the numerous caregivers involved in melanoma management/eradication. Dr. Kaufman's suggestions and directives also help us to be pro-active in our questioning, and affirm the need for continual vigilence and monitoring. Thankfully, my husband's prognosis is very good...and periodically I pick this book up to remind me that it is! I'd heartily recommend this book to anyone who needs a sound perspective on melanoma, and on doing what can be done to prevent recurrence.
Good Help
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Finally, a skin book with all the info you never seem to get time to ask your doctor. Or in my case recently, my HMO Dr. just casually reassures me there's no problem. I have too many friends/relatives that got the same treatment only to end up with serious skin melanomas. This is a very good refrence.
Informative and Current.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Very informative. Easy to read. It includes the most recent information for 2005.
Thorough, helpful, and reader-friendly
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
Dr. Kaufman's book is an educational and invaluable discussion of the facts of melanoma, both its prevention and its treatment. His work is relevant to everyone, since melanoma's number of victims is rising faster than that of any other cancer. His advice on how to prevent the disease, backed up by informative graphs and statistics, is practical and useful. He competently reviews many possible treatment options, letting the reader know what is available to her and the costs and benefits of each option. He even ventures into the realm of melanoma research, describing and commenting on progress being made in its treatment. No melanoma patient should be without this book.
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