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Springer Current Research and Clinical Management of Melanoma 1st Editon 2012 Softbound by Larry Nathanson
In our environmentally conscious society, reports of an increase in the risk of developing several cancers - including melanoma, lymphoma and lung cancer - have excited great controversy. Of these tumors, melanoma has demonstrated the most spectacular increase, generating a considerable body of research. The justification for this volume is found in the need for an up-to-date review of this research. The book represents a comprehensive review of both current research and clinical management of melanoma, arranged in such a way as to be maximally user-friendly to both the basic scientst and the clinician interested in this fascinating disease. 1. Etiology of Melanoma.- 2. Epidemiology of Melanoma.- 3. Early Detection of Melanoma.- 4. The Role of Microscopic Evaluation in the Management of Cutaneous Melanoma.- 5. The Prevention of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma: High-Risk Groups, Chemoprevention, Education, and Screening.- 6. The Natural History of Melanoma, Including the Pattern of Metastatic Spread and the Biological Basis for Metastases — Staging of Melanoma.- 7. Intraocular Melanomas.- 8. The Molecular Genetics of Human Malignant Melanoma.- 9. Immunology and Immunotherapy of Melanoma.- 10. Positive and Negative Growth Regulation in Melanoma: Growth Factors, Intracellular Signalling, and the Cell Cycle.- 11. The Role of Surgery in Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma.- 12. Chemotherapy of Malignant Melanoma.- 13. Radiotherapy of Melanoma.