ABC of skin cancer [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Sajjad Rajpar, Jerry Marsden

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454635303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., c2008
• ISBN: 1-282-11804-8; 9786612118043; 1-4443-1250-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 65 pages) : color illustrations
• Collana: ABC series; ebrary.
• Altri autori (Persone): RajparSajjad; MarsdenJerry (Jerry R.)
• Disciplina: 616.99/477
• Soggetti: Skin - Cancer; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: The epidemiology, aetiology and prevention of melanoma / Julia A. Newton-Bishop -- The epidemiology, aetiology and prevention of non-melanoma skin cancer / Veronique Bataille, Marko Lens, Sajjad Rajpar -- The role of the primary care team in the management of skin cancer / F.D. Richard Hobbs -- Pre-cancerous skin lesions / Dev Shah, Richard Motley -- Squamous cell carcinoma / Sajjad Rajpar, Jerry Marsden -- Basal cell carcinoma / Sajjad Rajpar, Jerry Marsden -- Differential diagnosis of non-melanoma skin cancer / Graham Colver -- Benign pigmented lesions / Sajjad Rajpar, Jerry Marsden -- Melanoma : clinical features and diagnosis / Sajjad Rajpar, Jerry Marsden -- Melanoma : management and prognosis / Sajjad Rajpar, Jerry Marsden -- Surgical treatment of skin cancer / Sajjad Rajpar, Jerry Marsden -- Non-surgical treatment of skin cancer / Sajjad Rajpar, Jerry Marsden -- Skin cancer : an Australian perspective / Lachlan Warren, Karyn Fuller -- Cutaneous metastases and rare skin cancers / Sajjad Rajpar, Jerry Marsden.
• Sommario/riassunto: The ABC of Skin Cancer is designed to boost GP confidence in the diagnosis and referral of skin cancer, focusing on differential diagnosis and common pitfalls. In line with the latest NICE guidelines in the UK, ; this book outlines best practice management in primary care, whilst also covering the Australian perspective on this cancer. Chapters on non-surgical treatment and prevention are also included. -- Publisher