Skin Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide for Physicians and Students

With the rising prevalence of skin cancer, it’s essential for physicians to stay up-to-date on the latest diagnosis and treatment options. Skin Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide provides the vital tools needed to detect and treat this disease, improving patient wellness and survival.

Understanding Skin Cancer: Causes, Types, and Diagnosis

The book begins with an in-depth exploration of normal and aging skin, including the incidence and causes of skin cancer. Detailed descriptions of various skin cancer types, benign tumors, and dermatological manifestations of internal malignancy provide a comprehensive understanding of the disease.

Advances in Skin Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

This comprehensive guide covers the latest advances in skin cancer diagnosis and treatment, including:

• The role of lasers and optical coherence tomography in diagnosis
• Mohs micrographic surgery and other treatment options
• Hyper IgE and hypereosinophilic syndromes
• Confocal laser scanning microscopy and its applications

Practical Insights for Clinicians and Students

Each chapter features summaries, clinical pearls, patient education points, and case studies to help clinicians and students apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios.

Comprehensive Coverage of Skin Cancer Topics

This guide covers a wide range of skin cancer topics, including:

• Basal and squamous cell carcinoma
• Malignant melanoma
• Cutaneous lymphoma and leukemias
• Sarcomas
• Sweat gland tumors
• Vascular tumors of the skin
• Eyelid, oral, and genital cancers
• Paget’s disease
• HPV-associated skin cancers
• Skin cancer in transplant and HIV patients
• Non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancers

With 928 pages of in-depth information, Skin Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide is an essential resource for physicians, students, and researchers seeking to improve patient outcomes and advance the field of skin cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Published by McGraw Hill / Medical, this comprehensive guide is available in English and features color illustrations, treatment procedures for various patient populations, and information on skin cancer vaccines and chemo-prevention of cancer.