Melanoma : prevention, detection, and treatment / Catherine M. Poole, with DuPont Guerry, IV ; drawi...
Melanoma : prevention, detection, and treatment / Catherine M. Poole, with DuPont Guerry, IV ; drawings by David Low.
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Publisher
New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, c2005.
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N616.99477/15
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English
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Physical content
xv, 187 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents
Preface to the second edition / DuPont Guerry IV -- 1. Close encounters with melanoma -- 2. What is melanoma? -- 3. Who gets melanoma and why? -- 4. Early detection of melanoma -- 5. If you have melanoma -- 6. When melanoma metastasizes -- 7. Tending to your spirits -- 8. Future promise : prevention...
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Publisher
New Haven, CT : Yale University Press, c2005.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c2005.
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Summary
"The incidence of melanoma has increased by 2000 percent since 1930, and one person dies each hour from the disease. This guide provides scientifically accurate information to patients and their families, helping them to understand melanoma and its treatment and to receive necessary reassurance. It is also an important resource for those who want i...
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Melanoma : prevention, detection, and treatment / Catherine M. Poole, with DuPont Guerry, IV ; drawings by David Low.
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Yale University Press health & wellness.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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c2005.
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N616.99477/15
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74VKd8k35Rgl
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ISBN
0300107250 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780300107258 (pbk. : alk. paper)
DDC
616.99477
MMS ID
991020040469702626