Melanoma : prevention, detection, and treatment / Catherine M. Poole with DuPont Guerry IV ; drawing...
Melanoma : prevention, detection, and treatment / Catherine M. Poole with DuPont Guerry IV ; drawings by David Low.
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c1998.
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N616.99477/4
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiv, 140 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
Preface / DuPont Guerry IV -- 1. Close Encounters with Melanoma -- 2. What Is Melanoma? -- 3. Who Gets Melanoma and Why -- 4. Finding Early Melanoma -- 5. If You Have Melanoma -- 6. When Melanoma Metastasizes -- 7. Tending to Your Spirits -- 8. Future Promise: Prevention of Melanoma -- App. A. Stagi...
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Publisher
New Haven : Yale University Press, c1998.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
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 can often be prevented by avoiding excessive sun exposure. This book is a complete guide to melanoma for anyone newly diagnosed with this frightening disease and for others wh...
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Melanoma : prevention, detection, and treatment / Catherine M. Poole with DuPont Guerry IV ; drawings by David Low.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-134) and index.
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Date Copyright
c1998.
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N616.99477/4
Record Identifier
74VM0L76mpjA
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VM0L76mpjA
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ISBN
0300073623 (paper)
9780300073614 (cloth : alk. paper)
0300073615 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780300073621 (paper)
DDC
616.99477
MMS ID
991001759139702626