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Cancer of the Skin, 2nd Edition

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Authors :
Darrell S. Rigel & Robert Friedman & June K. Robinson & Merrick I. Ross & Clay J Cockerell & Henry Lim & Eggert Stockfleth & John M Kirkwood
Date of Publication: 03/2014
Cancer of the Skin is your complete guide to early diagnosis and effective medical and surgical treatment of melanoma and other skin cancers. Thoroughly updated with 11 new chapters, and a new, multi-disciplinary team of contributors and editors comp ...view more
Cancer of the Skin is your complete guide to early diagnosis and effective medical and surgical treatment of melanoma and other skin cancers. Thoroughly updated with 11 new chapters, and a new, multi-disciplinary team of contributors and editors comprised of leading experts in this field, this Second Edition offers truly diverse perspectives and worldwide best practices.
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Cancer of the Skin is your complete guide to early diagnosis and effective medical and surgical treatment of melanoma and other skin cancers. Thoroughly updated with 11 new chapters, and a new, multi-disciplinary team of contributors and editors comprised of leading experts in this field, this Second Edition offers truly diverse perspectives and worldwide best practices.

New to this edition
  • Stay current with the latest advancements and therapies! 11 new chapters cover clinical genetics and genomics of skin cancer, targeted therapy for melanoma, the Vitamin D debate concerning the risks and benefits of sun exposure, and other essential topics.
  • Get truly diverse perspectives and worldwide best practices from a new, multi-disciplinary team of contributors and editors comprised of the world’s leading experts

Access the complete text online—including image bank and video library—at www.expertconsult.com


Key Features
  • Broaden your understanding of all aspects of skin cancer—from the underlying biology to clinical manifestations of the disease to diagnosis, and medical and surgical treatment—with this easy-to-use, comprehensive, multimedia reference.
  • See conditions as they appear in practice with guidance from detailed full-color images and step-by-step procedural videos.

Author Information
By Darrell S. Rigel, MD, Clinical Professor of Dermatology New York University Medical Centre Clinical Professor Department of Dermatology New York University Medical School; Adjunct Clinical Professor Department of Dermatology Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY; Robert Friedman, MD, MSc (Med), Clinical Assistant Professor Department of Dermatology New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY; June K. Robinson, MD, Professor of Clinical Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago IL, USA.; Merrick I. Ross, MD, Professor of Surgery, Chief, Melanoma Section, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Clay J Cockerell, Clinical Professor, Dermatology and Pathology;, Director, Cockerell and Associates Dermpath Diagnostics; Director, Division of Dermatopathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA; Henry Lim, MD, Chairman and C. S. Livingood Chair, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital; Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Henry Ford Health System; Eggert Stockfleth, MD, PhD, Professor of Dermatology; Head of Skin Cancer Center Charité, Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergy, Charité – University Medical Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany and John M Kirkwood, MD, Usher Professor of Medicine, Dermatology, and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Director, Melanoma and Skin Cancer Program, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA